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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 13. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The Merrimac and the Monitor—Report of the Committee on Naval Affairs. (search)
als Keyes, Heintzleman, McDowell and Sumner, at which it was decided that General McClellan's plan to attack Richmond by York River should be adopted, provided, firse Monitor, and I am of the opinion she is not seriously injured. General George B. McClellan, in a letter to General John E. Wool, dated March 9, 1862, 1 P. M., aign just on the eve of execution. Captain G. V. Fox, telegraphing to General McClellan, March 9, 1862, 10:45 P. M., referring to the latter's dispatch, above meneral John E. Wool, in dispatch dated Fortress Monroe, March 11, 1862, to General McClellan, says: No information obtained in regard to the injury sustained by txpecting, no doubt, that the Merrimac will again make her appearance. General McClellan, in a dispatch from Fairfax Courthouse, dated March 12, 1862, to Captain Federal fleet and Old Point (barring torpedoes in the channel) and threatened McClellan's base at Yorktown, in exceptionally good weather, yet would have had to leav
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 13. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Reunion of the Virginia division Army of Northern Virginia Association. (search)
not altogether a barren victory. It delayed McClellan until Jackson was brought upon his flank. Iate in the ranks. From Colonel Sweitzer, of McClellan's Staff, I got under a flag of truce an anecd want of shoes, was called upon to confront McClellan's army and to hold Turner's Gap against two artillery; there was nothing else to prevent McClellan from cutting in between Lee and Jackson; the Hagerstown, on the morning of the 14th, and McClellan's people believed that the whole mountain wathe sound, solid wheat had been left. General McClellan estimates Lee's army at Sharpsburg at 97ot, would not, should not be omitted. General McClellan puts his own forces at 87,164. He, too,at battle is not in the estimate. If we put McClellan's casualties at 12,000 in the battle, he mus including largest and smallest. Taking General McClellan's own estimate of his forces, 87,64, the62. The Prince de Joinville, who accompanied McClellan, says that But for the lack of women, their [8 more...]
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 13. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Recollections of campaign against Grant in North Mississippi in 1862-63. (search)
h confident expectation the attack of Grant's whole army. From this time we began to receive such information about Grant's position as indicated that he had moved none of his forces over the Tennessee, but that he still held the line of Corinth; and this conviction was much strengthened in the mind of General Price, when, on the 24th of September, he received by flag of truce a summons from General Ord to surrender. General Ord stated in his letter that recent information showed that McClellan had destroyed Lee's army at Antietam; that, therefore, the rebellion must soon terminate, and that in order to spare the useless effusion of blood, he gave Price this opportunity to lay down his arms. Price replied to Ord that he was glad to be able to inform him that we had late and reliable information which justified the belief that the results of the battle of Sharpsburg had been highly satisfactory to us; that the Army of Northern Virginia was still in the field, and that as for hims
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 13. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The lost Dispatch—Letter from General D. H. Hill. (search)
. In reference to a dispatch from General Lee to myself, which fell into General McClellan's hands, General Johnson says: The Count of Paris states that it was pickper from his pocket, which was picked up as soon as he left, and delivered to McClellan on his arrival on the 13th. The two stories do not harmonize very well, an General Johnson says that Lee crossed the Potomac with 35,000 men, and that McClellan had 160,000 in hand and 11,000 at Harper's Ferry. It must be remembered thats a man to think of the possibility of the impossible. I have thought that McClellan lost rather than gained by the capture of order No. 191. He did not need tha7,000. This was the army, that but for lost order No. 191, would have beaten McClellan's forces, now swelled to 180, 0000, captured Washington and Baltimore, received in the time of Hezekiah and Sennacherib, but hardly in the days of Lee and McClellan. General Lee made a second invasion of the North with an army three times
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 13. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The Kilpatrick-Dahlgren raid against Richmond. (search)
l's Station, hanging on his rear, striking him constantly, and displaying throughout the very highest qualities of a soldier. He is admirably fitted for the cavalry service, and I trust that it will not be deemed an interference on my part to urge, as emphatically as I can, his promotion. Captain Lowndes, Lieutenant Hampton and Dr. Taylor, of my staff, accompanied me, and rendered me great assistance. I have the honor to be, Very respectfully yours, Wade Hampton, Major-General. Major McClellan, Acting Adjutant-General. When the attack on Kilpatrick was made, Dahlgren, who had been repulsed by the local troops in a feeble attack made on the city, was camped either on the Brooke turnpike or the Telegraph road. He had a body of picked men with him, and his object was, in case Richmond was taken, to free the Federal prisoners, to destroy the city, and to assassinate our authorities. Having failed in his assault, and hearing the attack on Kilpatrick; he immediately sought sa
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 13. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Book notice. (search)
We said two years ago that we had had the privilege of reading some of Major McClellan's Mss., and that he would produce a book of rare interest and great histor and we do not hesitate to say that it more than fulfills our prophecy. Major McClellan had a rare subject for an interesting book, and he has been fully equal tol written book about him would possess more than ordinary interest. But Major McClellan has peculiar qualifications for his task. For a large part of the time off the Army of Northern Virginia. With the loving hand of a devoted friend Major McClellan defends Stuart from adverse criticism, or describes his able strategy and n his laudable aim to bring out clearly Stuart's splendid military career, Major McClellan has not introduced many anecdotes, reminiscences, and private letters whicextend our cordial congratulations to our accomplished and gallant friend, Major McClellan, on his complete success in making a superb book, and express the earnest