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Order Dismissing Mcclellan

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Day
14
Month
November
Year
1862
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New York, Nov. 11. The foTlowing is tho order relieving Gen. McOlallmi : GENERAL ORDER NO. 192. War Di:parimest,} Adjl'taxt Ge.neral's Offjck, Washington, Noví 5. ) By dircction ot the President of the United Siitei?, t is ordernd thal Mjor General McCellan be relieved from the command of the Army of ibe Pol'omac, umi that Major General Burnsido Iftko comtnand of that nriny. 13 V order of the Secretan' of War, Vsiyiied) B. b. TOWNSEND, Atljutaut General. McClellan's Farewell Order. Washington, Nop II. The fo)]ovy,ing f are el! order wns read to the troops composing the Army of the Potcmao yesterday morning at dress parade : Headquartiïiis Ahmy of tijk Potomac, ) Camp xeak Kkctortow.x, Va., Nov.7. ) Officers and Soldiere of Üic Army of the Potomac : Au order of the PrèsIdflDt dev.ilvos Major General Burnsido tho commaod of the army. In purting froni yon, I :annot expresa thelovo and gratitude I bear to voa. As an army, you havo grown up under my caro - in ynu I havo nevtrfound doubt orcoldness. - The b.iltles you have fought nnder my comrnand will prondly live in our nations history. The glory you have achitíved, our mutual ptrils and fatigues, tho graves of óur comradus fallen in battie .'ind by disense, the-brojen forma of these bom wcunds and slokness havo disabled, tho $tronjeat assooiations whioh can ejjiít nniong men, unile lis sill by ai) indissolublu tje. - We shal! evei' bo cornrades in supporting thü constituiion of' our country and ;iu nationaliiv of itspeople. (Signed) GEO. B. McCLKLLAN, Major General U. S. A Washington, Nov. 11. Gen. McClellan and staff lejt Warrenton at 11 o'lock to.-duy. On reaching the Junction a sah.i.te was fired, and troops drawn up in line. Gen. McCIellan, in responso to calis íor a speech, sid : '' i wish vou to stand by Bornside as you have stood by me, and al! will be wcll. Gooübye." Gen. Burnside assumes Command. IIhad QU4RTBRS Potomac - The following order was issued by Gen Buni eideob taking commar.d of the annv : In iicpprdonce with Qonetaj Orders No. 182, Í8sued by the President of' tbc United States, I hereby UPSIime coin mand of the anny of the Poiomac;. - Patrii.ti-m, and the exerci-o of my every energy in ihe direuiion of' this urniy, aiiïed bv tht? full a;id heartv ;o opera tiiin of its nlScers and men, wül I liope under Iho blcs.-ing of God, ensure its uccess. Havir.g been a pharer of the privations and a v.itnoss of the bravtry ol the old urmy of the Potomac, in the Mliryland ciimpnign, and fully identified with theni in theil' fVeling of lespect and eftteem of Gen. McCiellan entertained throug a long in! iioi biendly asociation uith h'iru,I lee] iba it is not as a stranger I ussurne coin tr. and. To the ninth army corps, so lonp; and inlirnately associated vith me, 1 need say üolhing. Our histories ure identiciii. With diffidence for myself, bat wit! a proitd contidence in the unvveiving loyalty and duterminaton of the grillan; anny now entruoted to my care, I nc cept itrf control, with the Hteudlast as purance that the just causo must pre vail. (Signed) A. E BURNSIDE, Maj. Gel) Gommanding. General iíalleck's Letter. HeADQUaKTBüS 0Y TUE A RMT, ) Washington, Oct. 28. ] Hou. E. M. Stanton, Secrelary of War Sir - In reply to the general interrogatories containeil in your letter of ycster day, I have the honor to report: Jpirgt - Rcquisiiions for supplica to tlie army under General McC'ellati are niade by his Staff Ofticers, on the chieft of bureaus, that is, tho Quaricnnaster that applies by his ehief Quartermaster or the Quartermaster General, for conimisary supplies by liis ebief Comniissary on the Commissary General, &c - No such requisitious have to my knowlodge been made upon the Seoretary of War, and none upon t10 Geuerail-inChief Second - On several occasions General McCiellan has tolegraphed me that his anny was ddieicut in certain-supplies.- All these telegrama -were immodiatoly referred to tho heads of bureaus, with orders to report. Thero has uot been, so far as I could ascertain, ny ueglect or delay in any department or bureau in issuing all the supplies asked for by Gen eral McCiellan, or by the officers of his stafF. Delays have oeeasiotially occu'red in forwurding supplius, by riilroad, on account of tho cmwded condirion ai the railroiul depots or of a waut of a sufficient number of oars. Jhird - Soou after the battle of Antietam Gun. iMcClellan was urged to give me iiifonnatiun of lik intended movemerita in order that if he moved between the enemy and Washington the reinforcements could bo sent from tli ia place. On the lirst of Oelober, finding, that he propostd to opérate from Harper's Ferry, I urged him to oross tho rivor ut once aud give battle to tho enemy, pointing out to him tho disadvantages of delïying till tho au turan rains had swollen the Potomae and impaired tho roads. On tho Clh of October he was pereraptorally ordered to cross the Potoniae and give battle to the enemy or drive him south. I said to him: " Your anny must move now, whilc the roads are in good condition." It will be ob servèd that tbceo weeks havo elapsed siuce t.hat order wasgiven. Fourih - lu my opinión there has been no such waut of suppiie-i under General McCiellan as to prevent his compbance with my orders to advaneo upon the euomy. líiid he moved his army to the guuth side of the Potninac, he could have received his supplies almostas readily as by remaiuing ii;aotivo 014 the north side.

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