WASHINGTON, D.C., July 15, 1864—10
p.m.
Brig. Gen. J. A. RAWLINS:
We have no report from Wright since this morning, nor from
the troops of the Nineteenth Corps, nor Ricketts' and Kenly's since they passed
Fort Reno. Mr. Ashley, member of Congress from Ohio, tells me confidentially
that in an interview the other day with Butler, that officer showed him the
order directing him to report to Fortress Monroe, and said he would be damned
if he paid any attention to it; he did not receive orders from staff officers.
Mr. Ashley tells me also that he found a good deal of discontent and mutinous
spirit among staff officers of the Army of the Potomac. A good deal of
McClellanism, he says, was manifested, especially by officers of very high
rank. He tells me also that Meade is universally disliked by officers of every
sort.
T. T. ECKERT,
Major.
SOURCE: The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of
the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume
37, Part 2 (Serial No.71 ), p. 331
