Letter of the Secretary of War, Transmitting Report on the Organization of the Army of the Potomac: And of Its Campaigns in Virginia and Maryland, Under the Command of Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan, from July 26, 1861 to November 7, 1862U.S. Government Printing Office, 1864 - 242 strani |
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... secure that State . I presume that the force required for the movement down the Mississippi will be determined by its commander and the President . If Kentucky assumes the right position , not more than 20,000 will be needed , together ...
... secure that State . I presume that the force required for the movement down the Mississippi will be determined by its commander and the President . If Kentucky assumes the right position , not more than 20,000 will be needed , together ...
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... secure the retreat of the main army , in the event of disaster , but to render it out of the enemy's power to attempt a diversion in Maryland . So much time has passed , and the winter is approaching so rapidly , that but two courses ...
... secure the retreat of the main army , in the event of disaster , but to render it out of the enemy's power to attempt a diversion in Maryland . So much time has passed , and the winter is approaching so rapidly , that but two courses ...
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... secure as possible against any attack during the day . Before nightfall all the precautions were taken to secure an orderly and quiet passage of the troops and guns . The movement was commenced soon after dark , under the personal super ...
... secure as possible against any attack during the day . Before nightfall all the precautions were taken to secure an orderly and quiet passage of the troops and guns . The movement was commenced soon after dark , under the personal super ...
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... secure ; and it is recommended that , on the up- ward passage , a few heavy guns and some troops be left at the pilot station ( at the forks of the river ) to cover a retreat in the event of a disaster . These troops and guns will , of ...
... secure ; and it is recommended that , on the up- ward passage , a few heavy guns and some troops be left at the pilot station ( at the forks of the river ) to cover a retreat in the event of a disaster . These troops and guns will , of ...
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... secure the re- opening of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad , and to free the banks of the lower Potomac from the rebel batteries which annoyed passing vessels . Very soon after his entrance upon office I laid before him verbally my ...
... secure the re- opening of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad , and to free the banks of the lower Potomac from the rebel batteries which annoyed passing vessels . Very soon after his entrance upon office I laid before him verbally my ...
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10-pounder Parrott 66 HEADQUARTERS ARMY 66 Major advance Alexandria Antietam Aquia Aquia creek arrived artillery attack August bank battery battle Bottom's bridge bridge brigade Burnside camp campaign Captain cavalry Chickahominy column Couch's division creek crossed defence depots direction enemy enemy's field fire flank Fort Magruder Fort Monroe Franklin Frémont front G. B. MCCLELLAN garrison general-in-chief guard guns H. W. HALLECK Harper's Ferry Heintzelman Hooker horses infantry intrenchments James river Keyes Major General H. W. Major General MCCLELLAN Manassas Maryland miles Monroe morning move movement necessary night occupied October officers operations Peninsula Pope Porter position possible Potomac President Quartermaster railroad Rappahannock re-enforcements rear rebels reconnoissance regiments Richmond road Rohrersville Savage's station Secretary Secretary of War sent Sharpsburg soon Sumner supplies telegram telegraphed tion transportation troops United States Army United States cavalry vicinity Virginia wagons Warrenton Washington Williamsburg York volunteers Yorktown
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Stran 43 - My dear Sir : — You and I have distinct and different plans for a movement of the Army of the Potomac — yours to be down the Chesapeake, up the Rappahannock to Urbana, and across land to the terminus of the railroad on the York River; mine to move directly to a point on the railroad southwest of Manassas. If you will give me satisfactory answers to the following questions, I shall gladly yield my plan to yours.
Stran 189 - General Stuart will detach a squadron of cavalry to accompany the commands of Generals Longstreet, Jackson and McLaws, and with the main body of the cavalry will cover the route of the army and bring up all stragglers that may have been left behind. "The...
Stran 219 - The President directs that you cross the Potomac and give battle to the enemy, or drive him south.
Stran 83 - My explicit order that Washington should, by the judgment of all the commanders of army corps, be left entirely secure, had been neglected. It was precisely this that drove me to detain McDowell.
Stran 115 - I shall be in perfect readiness to move forward and take Richmond the moment McCall reaches here and the ground will admit the passage of artillery.
Stran 157 - It is by no means certain that the reduction of these fortifications would not require considerable time — perhaps as much as those at Yorktown. " This delay might not only be fatal to the health of your army, but in the mean time...
Stran 143 - I but give it as my opinion that with the aid of the gunboats and the reinforcements mentioned above, you can hold your present position — provided, and so long as, you can keep the James River open below you. If you are not tolerably confident you can keep the James River open, you had better remove as soon as possible. I do not remember that you have expressed any apprehension as to the danger of having your communication cut on the river below you, yet I do not suppose it can have escaped your...
Stran 99 - ... men ; and if you succeed in saving the bridges, you will secure a line of railroad for supplies in addition to the one you now have. Can you not do this almost as well as not, while you are building the Chickahominy bridges?
Stran 50 - In thirty-seven days from the time I received the order in Washington, (and most of it was accomplished in thirty days,) these vessels transported from Perryville, Alexandria, and Washington to Fort Monroe (the place of departure having been changed, which caused delay,) 121,500 men, 14,592 animals, 1,150 wagons, 44 batteries, 74 ambulances, besides pontoon bridges, telegraph materials, and the enormous quantity of equipage, &c., required for an army of such magnitude.
Stran 63 - This morning I felt constrained to order Blenker's division to Fremont, and I write this to assure you that I did so with great pain, understanding that you would wish it otherwise. If you could know the full pressure of the case, I am confident that you would justify it, even beyond a mere acknowledgment that the commander-in-chief may order what he pleases.