The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-25

Part Y. of THE Century War Book. %
now ready, has among other articles. one
upon what was known as The Peninsula
Campaign" written by Major General
command OF the Union army.
The following interesting description or
thhe feeling entertained for fcnrti NJ '-
CleNan by his soldiers was written NY
George himbdll, who was member Oh
the command:
Though a quarter of n century has
passed since those darkest days OF the
war I still retain n vivid remembrance
Of the sudden and complete change which
came upon the face ~ affairs Whtn ten
eral Mcclellan was restored 10 command.
Al the time ! was serving IN Company \.
Twelfth Massachusetts Volunteers. at
iached 10 Ricketts, division OF the First
Army Corps. The announcement ol Nc
Clellau's restoration came % US III inc
early evening OF The n Of SePtcnb. ~.
1852. just after reaching hau I'M Ntai
from long marching and vel Mish as
heartened by recent reyerses. The mon
We're scattered about IN groups discuss
Ing the events. Of their lii-5taTicd cam
paisn, and INDUCING in comments thdt
were decidedly mpllmcufdiy To tho9e
who had been responsible for ils mlsnau-
agement We al not know, OF course,
the exact significance of AN tnat n't
happened ass We aftcrWaId learned ID. hut
being mainly thinking men, we were dDlr
10 form pretty shreWd guesses as 10
where the real difficulty lay suddenly,
In full blast. a mounted officer, d1shinB
past our blvOuac, refined up long enough
IL shout: Little Mac is back here on
the road. boys The scene that followed
can be more easily imagined thdn de,
scribcl. From extreme sadness we passed
In a tyiukiiug 10 a ieiirium OF delight.
4 deuNercr had come. a real rainbow
Of promise had appeared suddenly Ia me
dark political sky The Feeling i1 our
division upon the return of General Me-
irlan had its counterpart ~ AL the
others for the Army " the Potomac
loved him as IL never loved any other
leader In a few days we started upon
that long march into Maryland, and
whenever General Mcclellan appeared
AmOng his troops from the crossing OF
the Potomac az Washington 20 the Crap
pie with Lee at Anuetam, 81 was the
signal for the most spontaneous and en-
thusiasuc cheering 1 ever listened 90 or
partlelpatad in Men threw their caps
high into the air ana danced and tr0lckei
ike sch00lb0ys. So glad were they 90 get
their old commander back again u Is
true that Mcclellan had always been for
tunate ia being able 10 excite enthusiasm
among his troops, but demonstrations at
this time took on an added and notice
able emphasis from the fact that DEE had
army believed 20 bee an UnWlse and un-
Just suspension. The climax seemed 10
De- reached however at MililetoWu,
where we first caught sight Of the enemy.
Here. upon our arrival, we found General
Mcclellan sitting upon hts horse in the
road. The enemy occupied gap in the
South mountain, mile or two beyond.
Reno and Hatch We're fighting, and the
smoke VI their guns could De- seen half
way up the mountains. As each OrBaul-
ZatiOn passed the General, the mon be-
came apparently forgettul OF everything
but their love for him. They cheered and
checred again. until they became 50
hoarse they could cheer no longer IL
seemed as If an intermissiOn had been
declared In order that a reception mieht
b. rendered to the General-in-C hief 4
great crowd continually surrounded him.
and the most eXtraVdgant demOustgations
were INDUCED In. Hundreds even huggad
the horses legs and caressed his head
and name While the troops were mus
surgng by, the General continually point
ed with his finger 10 the gap In the noun
tain through which our path lay. IL was
like a great scene in play. with the roar
Of the guns for an accomplishment An
other enthusiastic demonstration that
remembered occurred IN the afternoon OF
the 18th AT Antirtam. when the General
rode along our line Of battle. The cheers
could not have been heater than they
were. General Mcclellan may nave had
opponents elsewhere; he had few, II any,
among the soldiers whom he command
ed"
This is one Of the many interesting mar
ratiyes contained in The Century War
Book" Terms upon which IL may be
obtained will be found elsewhere IN this
issue.