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Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 2., Chapter 16: the Army of the Potomac before Richmond. (search)
ar of battle. Dr. R. E. Van Grieson, Surgeon of the Galena, kept a diary of events at that time, in which he recorded that General McClellan went on board of that vessel at nine o'clock in the morning, and retired to the cabin for a little sleep. They arrived at Harrison's Bar at noon, when Generals McClellan and Franklin went ashore and remained about an hour. On their return, the Galena started up the river. As we pass up, says the diary, we can hear heavy firing. After passing Carter's Landing, it increases to a perfect roar. McClellan, though quietly smoking a cigar on the quarter-deck, seems a little anxious, and looks now and then inquiringly at the signal officer, who is receiving a message from shore. After a while the signal officer reports, Heavy firing near Porter's division; next came a message demanding his presence on shore. A boat is manned, and McClellan left. That message, according to Dr. Marks, was from Heintzelman, who sent him word that the troops notice