in the a tom of 61 and the winter of 62, he wondered if it seemed like a betrayial of the army in exthe assumption and finally he struck on the rivers in which the campaign of all the troops he could find and collectively it became another embarrassing defeat. he sailed back complaining all the way that he had been outnumbered. at any rate. the committee throughout 1816 detailed investigations activi y activities of the army, many of his officers to quote one joseph hooker and we'll come back in a minute. joe hooker who was a favorite of the frontline division and later super seeded mcclel len. he was asked to what do you attribute the failure of the campaign? he replied -- he gives much testimony of this type on the part of subordinate officers and is therefore provides what the committee is criticized for. also he was self interested, he was pretty much right. the committee's 1863 report, failing to reinforce in the summer of 62 contribute iing fo fail i failing in september in 1862 and allowing to escape on the potomac. the report pull verrized general mcclel la