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The Daily Dispatch: April 21, 1862., [Electronic resource], Still later. (search)
The Roanoke Island Affair. --The Congressional Committee appointed to investigate the causes of our disaster on Roanoke Island in February last, has made its report. The following is the conclusion, from which it will be seen that the whole blame is thrown upon the shoulders of Gen. Huger and Secretary Benjamin. It is apparent to the committee, from the correspondence on file of Gen. Wise with the Secretary of War, Gen. Huger, his superior Officer the Governor of North Carolina, and other persons, that he was fully alive to the importance of Roanoke Island, and has devoted his whole time, and energies, and means, to the defences of that position; and that he is in no way responsible for the unfortunate disaster which befell our forces upon that island on the 7th and 8th of February. But the committee cannot say the same in reference to the efforts of the Secretary of War and the commanding officer at Norfolk, Gen. Sugar. It is apparent that the Island of Roanoke was import