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, and not a single gun mounted on wheels. A part of this force was new and undisciplined, and some nearly disorganized. He then read from the testimony of John Tucker, Assistant Secretary of War, who testified that prior to the 5th of April 120,000 men were first sent down to McClellan; then Franklin's division of 12,000 was oe, and on the last of June Shield's division of about 5,000; making a total of 158,000 men sent to General McClellan prior to the engagements before Richmond. Mr. Tucker further testified that he did not know of any other force which could have been sent to McClellan. Thus it is shown that 158,000 of the best troops that ever s the Secretary of War, because he did not send reinforcements to McClellan. He read further from the testimony of General Meigs, corroborating the statement of Mr. Tucker, and saying that he believed that everything that McClellan had asked for had been promptly sent to him by the Government. Mr. Chandler said that McClellan