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George D. Ruggles (search for this): entry logan-john-alexander
from Fayetteville, probably in the direction of Bealeton. Say to Banks, also, that he had best run back the railroad trains to this side of Cedar Run. If he is not with you, write him to that effect. By command of Major-General Pope. George D. Ruggles, Colonel and Chief of Staff. Maj.-Gen. F.-J. Porter, Warrenton Junction. P. S.—If Banks is not at Warrenton Junction, leave a regiment of infantry and two pieces of artillery as a guard till he comes up, with instructions to follow you immediately. If Banks is not at the Junction, instruct Colonel Cleary to run the trains back to this side of Cedar Run, and post a regiment and section of artillery with it. By command of Major-General Pope. George D. Ruggles, Colonel and Chief of Staff. When this order was delivered Capt. Drake De Kay was instructed to remain with Porter and direct him on the road to Bristoe Station, a distance of about 9 miles. This order was delivered to General Porter (as Capt. Drake De Kay testifi
Caleb Smith (search for this): entry logan-john-alexander
lle; that he disobeyed the order delivered to him about nine o'clock on the morning of the 29th, ordering him to push forward to Gainesville, in not leaving until ten o'clock; that he disobeyed it in not pushing forward; that he utterly disobeyed the 4.30 order directing him to attack the enemy's right flank; and, in fact, that he obeyed no order in any proper military sense that was given to him, from the first order on the night of the 27th up to and through the engagement of the 29th. General Smith, who is now a paymaster of the army, in a conversation with Pope, on the morning of the 29th, told General Pope that General Porter would fail him in that battle. Gen. Ben Roberts did the same thing. Porter did fail him, utterly disobeying his orders, so that General Pope was constrained to issue an order on the night of the 29th in the following words: Major-General Porter: General,—Immediately upon receipt of this order, the precise hour of which you will acknowledge, you will
N. M. Brooks (search for this): entry logan-john-alexander
aving been defeated in the daytime. He will find, too, that Alexander the Great, prior to the battle of Arbela, made his long march at night, starting at dark and arriving on the high ground overlooking the camp of Darius at daylight. He will also find in the battle of Metaurus, where Nero, Lirius, and Porcius succeeded in taking Hasdrubal, the Carthagenian, marches made by these Romans were successfully made after night. Also his reading will tell him that, at the battle of Saratoga, Colonel Brooks after night turned Burgoyne's right, and Burgoyne had to escape by withdrawing his whole force. He will also find that the assault on and the capture of Stony Point, on July 15, 1779, was made at twelve o'clock at night by Anthony Wayne. He will find also that George Washington crossed the Delaware in small boats on the night of Dec. 25, 1776, when the ice was gorging, floating, and crushing everywhere, and on the 26th the surrender of Colonel Rolf was made. Would General Grant pret
George Brinton McClellan (search for this): entry logan-john-alexander
xpected to comply strictly with this order, and be present on the field within three hours after its reception or after daybreak to-morrow morning. And General Grant further says that he considers the facts given before the Schofield board fully exonerated Porter of the charge of disobedience of the 4.30 order, and also in his lukewarmness in supporting the commanding general. How he can make this last statement I cannot understand. I will here insert a paragraph from a letter of George B. McClellan, major-general, written on Sept. 1, 1862, at 5.30 P. M., to Major-General Porter at Centreville, commanding the 5th Corps: I ask you, for my sake, that of the country, and of all the old Army of the Potomac, that you and all friends will lend the fullest and most cordial cooperation to General Pope in all the operations now going on. I merely put this in to ask the question of General Grant whether or not McClellan himself does not show from the writing of this note to General Po
Abraham Lincoln (search for this): entry logan-john-alexander
was improperly dismissed, on this proposition would he be entitled to pay while he was out of office? A proposition of this kind and a principle of this sort should not be entertained for a moment, and I am very much surprised to find a suggestion of this kind coming from the pen of General Grant. I believe I have answered fully the propositions laid down by General Grant in justification of Fitz-John Porter, and merely wish to add that, after twenty years have passed and the country has been raked and scraped for some kind of flimsy testimony for an excuse to restore this man to the army, no such testimony has been found. The effort to vindicate Porter at the expense of the reputations of such men as General Garfield, General Hunter, and their associates, all honorable gentlemen, who found him guilty, and also to cloud the reputation of Abraham Lincoln, who approved the findings, cannot succeed. This is asking too much, even though it be asked by such men as General Grant.
Richard Yates (search for this): entry logan-john-alexander
Illinois Infantry, of which he was commissioned colonel; was wounded at Fort Donelson; and the following month (March, 1862) was made a brigadier-general. In April of the same year he was promoted to major-general, and commanded a division in the Vicksburg and Atlanta campaigns (1863-64). He was one of the most successful volunteer generals. He was again elected to Congress in 1866 and remained in the House till March 4, 1871, when he entered the Senate, having been elected to succeed Richard Yates. At the expiration of this term in 1877 he was defeated for reelection; but in 1879 he was a successful candidate, and held this seat by re-election in 1885 till his death. In 1884 he was the Republican candidate for Vice-President of the United States on the unsuccessful ticket headed by James G. Blaine. He died in Washington, D. C., Dec. 26, 1886. General Logan was an aggressive and effective speaker, and during his service in the United States Senate his voice was heard discuss
Napoleon Bonaparte Buford (search for this): entry logan-john-alexander
etching along the road back to Bethel Chapel, nearly 3 miles, and remained in that position the whole day. At this point McDowell showed Porter the joint order to proceed to Gainesville, at the same time giving him the information sent to Pope by Buford, of the passage of the fifteen regiments of infantry and 1,500 cavalry through Gainesville that morning. This was the only information that Porter had on the subject of Longstreet's forces, as stated by himself. McDowell, finding that it was imnderstand. In the first place, Porter did not know that Longstreet was there with 25,000 men, nor did he know, unless he made a false statement, anything about the force except what General McDowell told him was his information received from General Buford. Nor was Longstreet confronting Porter. He was 2 1/2 miles away from Porter; was not on the same road that Porter was, but was forming west of the old Manassas Railroad, on Pageland Lane, to the right rear of Jackson's forces, fronting the
Samuel P. Heintzelman (search for this): entry logan-john-alexander
ons, and had begun his movements against Jackson on the evening of the day on which he sent the first order to Fitz-John Porter. General Hooker's division of Heintzelman's corps having moved along the railroad from Warrenton Junction towards Manassas Junction, meeting Ewell's division of Jackson's force at Bristoe Station in theted to demoralize the army, I herewith insert a note sent to General McDowell by him, which was received at Pope's headquarters at five o'clock, as noted in General Heintzelman's minutes of the battle kept that day. General Heintzelman says in his minutes: General Porter reports the enemy is driving him back, and he is retiring on General Heintzelman says in his minutes: General Porter reports the enemy is driving him back, and he is retiring on Manassas. This was received just at or about the time that McDowell was going into action with his division. Here is the note received at Pope's headquarters: General McDOWELL, Failed in getting Morell over to you. After wandering about the woods for a time I withdrew him, and while doing so artillery opened upon us. The fire
Nero (search for this): entry logan-john-alexander
will find this to be true. General Grant doubtless remembers, from his readings, that the Athenian general, Demosthenes, led the Athenians against the Syracusans in the night-time, and was successful after having been defeated in the daytime. He will find, too, that Alexander the Great, prior to the battle of Arbela, made his long march at night, starting at dark and arriving on the high ground overlooking the camp of Darius at daylight. He will also find in the battle of Metaurus, where Nero, Lirius, and Porcius succeeded in taking Hasdrubal, the Carthagenian, marches made by these Romans were successfully made after night. Also his reading will tell him that, at the battle of Saratoga, Colonel Brooks after night turned Burgoyne's right, and Burgoyne had to escape by withdrawing his whole force. He will also find that the assault on and the capture of Stony Point, on July 15, 1779, was made at twelve o'clock at night by Anthony Wayne. He will find also that George Washington
J. Porter (search for this): entry logan-john-alexander
General Grant further says: He (meaning Porter) was entirely justified in exercising his own fantry to march on. General Grant says that Porter could exercise his discretion about obeying th shall be here to-morrow. Good-night. F.-J. Porter, Major-General. Following this was a lett-J. P. This was written on the evening that Porter received the order to support General Pope, int in writing to Porter, to avoid any excuse on Porter's part. The order was in the following langua you not better send your trains back? F.-J. Porter, Major-General. In this note he says: I wally as astounding as anything in reference to Porter's conduct. Speaking of Porter, he says that tPorter, he says that twenty years of the best part of his life have been consumed in trying to have his name and his reputn this case and of what ought to be done. General Porter should, in the way of partial restoration, 29, 1862. General Grant ought to know whether Porter was dismissed or not from the army on what he [48 more...]
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