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Tunstall (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 10
on of its streets and public places, and held high orgie. Disorder reigned unchecked and confusion was everywhere. The clerks in the departments, many of whom had been hurried toward the front to do service as nurses, were now hastily formed into companies and battalions for defense; the Government ordered the arms and ammunition at the arsenal and the money in the Treasury to be shipped to New York, and the banks followed the example; a gun-boat, with steam up, lay in the river off the White House, as if to announce to the army and Major-General W. F. Barry, chief-of-artillery of the defenses of Washington, September 1, 1862, to March 1, 1864. from a photograph. the inhabitants the impending flight of the Administration. It was at this juncture that the President, on his own responsibility, once more charged General McClellan with the defense of the capital. The next day, the 3d of September, the President further confided to General Halleck General McClellan seems never
Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania, United States) (search for this): chapter 10
made subsequently; these will be indicated hereafter on another map. Forts Alexander, Franklin, and Ripley were afterward united and calledredoubts Davis, Kirby, and Cross, receiving later the name of Fort Sumner. Forts De Kalb, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Blenker were afterward changed respectively to Strong, Stevens, Reno, and Reynolds.--Editors. most insalubrious part of the slashes (now the fashionable quarter of the capital) I came upon a squadron of cavalry comfortably waiting ordersed to see the President rather often of an evening, when, as in earlier days, he would just drop in to ask, sometimes through a half-opened doorway, Well, how does it look now? One day in October, shortly after Stuart's raid into Maryland and Pennsylvania, on returning on board the Martha Washington from a review near Alexandria, when the President seemed in unusually high spirits and was conversing freely, some one (I think DeKay) suddenly asked: Mr. President, what about McClellan? Without l
Maryland (Maryland, United States) (search for this): chapter 10
e us from needless alarums and excursions, and incidentally to throw some strange lights on the dark ways of the Secret Service, whose reports we thus learned to believe in if possible less than ever. Especially during General McClellan's active operations,we used to see the President rather often of an evening, when, as in earlier days, he would just drop in to ask, sometimes through a half-opened doorway, Well, how does it look now? One day in October, shortly after Stuart's raid into Maryland and Pennsylvania, on returning on board the Martha Washington from a review near Alexandria, when the President seemed in unusually high spirits and was conversing freely, some one (I think DeKay) suddenly asked: Mr. President, what about McClellan? Without looking at his questioner the President drew a ring on the deck with a stick or umbrella and said quietly: When I was a boy we used to play a game, three times round and out. Stuart has been round him twice; if he goes round him once mo
Fort Ripley (Minnesota, United States) (search for this): chapter 10
gh, since their commanders had them in hand. For a few days the discoveries of scattered detachments were numerous and surprising; some only turned up after a check had been put on the commissary issues, and about ten days later, in the The defenses of Washington during the Antietam campaign, September 1--20, 1862. Extensive additions to the defenses of the west bank of the Potomac were made subsequently; these will be indicated hereafter on another map. Forts Alexander, Franklin, and Ripley were afterward united and calledredoubts Davis, Kirby, and Cross, receiving later the name of Fort Sumner. Forts De Kalb, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Blenker were afterward changed respectively to Strong, Stevens, Reno, and Reynolds.--Editors. most insalubrious part of the slashes (now the fashionable quarter of the capital) I came upon a squadron of cavalry comfortably waiting orders--from anybody. The stragglers were promptly gathered in, the hotels and bar-rooms were swept of off
Washington (United States) (search for this): chapter 10
Washington under Banks. by Richard B. Irwin, Lieutenant-Colonel and Assistant Adjutant-General, U. S. V. Heintzelman's headquarters at le History of the Second Army Corps, were almost days of panic in Washington. These words mildly indicate the state into which affairs had faainly, but by no means destroyed, there stood before the lines of Washington not less than 40,000 veterans who had not fired a shot in this carged on by uncontrollable teamsters,--which presently poured into Washington, overflowed it, took possession of its streets and public places,al Halleck the Confederate army had disappeared from the front of Washington and General McClellan was putting his troops in march to meet it.harge of the adjutant-general's department at his Headquarters in Washington, to issue orders in his name and to prevent the tail of the army It was before these lines that, two years later, in his raid on Washington, Early brought up one evening; it was behind them that the dawn r
Alexandria (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 10
umbers, positions, and wants ascertained. With the three corps and the organized divisions this was simple enough, since their commanders had them in hand. For a few days the discoveries of scattered detachments were numerous and surprising; some only turned up after a check had been put on the commissary issues, and about ten days later, in the The defenses of Washington during the Antietam campaign, September 1--20, 1862. Extensive additions to the defenses of the west bank of the Potomac were made subsequently; these will be indicated hereafter on another map. Forts Alexander, Franklin, and Ripley were afterward united and calledredoubts Davis, Kirby, and Cross, receiving later the name of Fort Sumner. Forts De Kalb, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Blenker were afterward changed respectively to Strong, Stevens, Reno, and Reynolds.--Editors. most insalubrious part of the slashes (now the fashionable quarter of the capital) I came upon a squadron of cavalry comfortably wait
Fort Franklin (Canada) (search for this): chapter 10
s simple enough, since their commanders had them in hand. For a few days the discoveries of scattered detachments were numerous and surprising; some only turned up after a check had been put on the commissary issues, and about ten days later, in the The defenses of Washington during the Antietam campaign, September 1--20, 1862. Extensive additions to the defenses of the west bank of the Potomac were made subsequently; these will be indicated hereafter on another map. Forts Alexander, Franklin, and Ripley were afterward united and calledredoubts Davis, Kirby, and Cross, receiving later the name of Fort Sumner. Forts De Kalb, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Blenker were afterward changed respectively to Strong, Stevens, Reno, and Reynolds.--Editors. most insalubrious part of the slashes (now the fashionable quarter of the capital) I came upon a squadron of cavalry comfortably waiting orders--from anybody. The stragglers were promptly gathered in, the hotels and bar-rooms were
Centreville (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 10
g of orderlies and other horsemen, who kept the foot-passengers in terror. Thus in two days order was restored, and it was afterward maintained. There was quite an army of officers and men who had somehow become separated from their regiments. This happened often without any fault of their own, or with less than the frequent scoldings in general orders would have one believe. The number continued to be so enormous General McClellan estimated the number of stragglers he met on the Centreville road on the 2d at 20,000; Colonel Kelton those on the 1st at 30,000. Colonel Belknap estimates the number that passed through his hands before September 17th at 20,000.--R. B. I. as to be quite unmanageable by any existing method. There was already a convalescent camp near Alexandria, in charge of Colonel J. S. Belknap, of the 85th New York. Under the pressure of the moment, the name and place were made use of for the collection and organization of this army of the lost and strayed. Be
Rockville, Md. (Maryland, United States) (search for this): chapter 10
ther confided to General Halleck General McClellan seems never to have known of this order.--R. B. I. the duty of preparing an army to take the field; but since Lee did not wait for this, McClellan could not; even before the President's order reached General Halleck the Confederate army had disappeared from the front of Washington and General McClellan was putting his troops in march to meet it. On the afternoon of the 7th, 87,000 men were in motion, and General McClellan set out for Rockville to put himself at their head. Almost at the last moment I was directed to remain in charge of the adjutant-general's department at his Headquarters in Washington, to issue orders in his name and to prevent the tail of the army from being cut off, and Lieutenant-Colonel Sawtelle was left in charge of the Quartermaster's Department, also with plenary authority, to see that the transportation and supplies went forward. On the same day, General Banks, who was reported confined to his bed, an
Chantilly (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 10
there stood before the lines of Washington not less than 40,000 veterans who had not fired a shot in this campaign., and behind the lines 30,000 good men of the garrisons and the reserves of whom at least two-thirds were veterans in discipline, though all were untried in battle. As General McClellan's staff rode in on the morning of the 2d of September, from their heart-rending exile on the Seminary heights, condemned there to hear in helpless idleness the awful thunder of Manassas and Chantilly, we made our way through the innumerable herd of stragglers,--mingled with an endless stream of wagons and ambulances, urged on by uncontrollable teamsters,--which presently poured into Washington, overflowed it, took possession of its streets and public places, and held high orgie. Disorder reigned unchecked and confusion was everywhere. The clerks in the departments, many of whom had been hurried toward the front to do service as nurses, were now hastily formed into companies and batta
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