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North Carolina (North Carolina, United States) (search for this): article 3
Later from the North. New York papers of the 25th are received, but do not contain any late important news. Brigadier General J. G. Foster who telegraphed to Hal that he had achieved a regular series of victories in North Carolina, has arrived at Fortress Monroe and his army has gone bach to Newborns.--The New York Heraldhas a doleful article on the expense of the war, both in life and money. In life, It says 200,000 men have been lost; in money, the expense are $3,000,000 per day. It wants a convention of the States, and says: Under the existing condition of things we can only answer that our prospects are gloomy enough. We have fought many bloody battiest; the Union forces have effected a lodgment here and there in every rebellions State several doubtful States, by hard fighting have been reclaimed, and yet we have hardly accomplished more than a break hero and there through the crust of the rebellion. Its heart only one hundred and twenty miles from Washington, remai
Falmouth, Va. (Virginia, United States) (search for this): article 3
It commenced raining, and the river began to rise, not to any great extent, but I did not know now much it might rise. There was no means of crossing, except by going up to the fords, and it would be impossible to do that because of the inability to supply the troops after they should cross. Gen. Sumner, with his command, arrived here in advance. He sent to me, asking if he should cross the river. He was very much tempted to take his own corps across to Fredericksburg by a ford near Falmouth, as there was no enemy there except a very small force. I did not think it advisable that he should cross at that time. The plan I had in contemplation was, if the stores and those bridges had come here, as I expected, to throw Sumner's whole corps across the Rappahannock Fill the wagons with as many small stores as we could, and having beef cattle along for meat, then to make a rapid movement down in the direction of Richmond, and try to meet the enemy and fight a battle before Jacks
United States (United States) (search for this): article 3
er to Capt. Drum, as Chief Engineer, to have all his pontoon bridges at Serith and in that neighborhood, that could be spared, taken up and sent down to Washington, with a view of getting them down to this point in little, in case he decided to go by way of Fredericksburg. The letter conveying that order was written on the 6th of November. but, as I understand, was not received until the 12th of November. On the 7th or 8th November, I received an order from the Frecident of the United States directing me to take command of the Army of the Petomas and also a copy of the order retrieving General McClellan from that command. This order was conveyed to me by General Buckingham, who was attached to the War Department. After getting over my surprise — the shock — I told Gen. Buckingham that it was a matter that required very serious thought; that I did not want the command; that it had been offered to me twice before and I did not feel that I could take it. I with two of my
Warrenton (Virginia, United States) (search for this): article 3
give up that command. In the midst of a violent snow storm with the army in a position that I knew little of, (I had previously commanded but one corps upon the extreme right, and had been upon the extreme right and in the advance since that campaign had begun.) I probably knew less than any other corps commander of the position and relative strength of the several corps of the army. Gen. McClellan remained some two or three days to arrange his affairs, and came with me as far as Warrenton and then left, having given me all the information he could in reference to the army. Gen. Halleck came down to see me on the 11th of November. On the 9th I made out a plan of operations in accordance with the order of General Halleck, which directed me not only to take command, but also to state what I proposed to do with it. That plan I wrote on the morning of the 9th of November, and see it by special messenger to Washington. I can furnish the committee a copy of the plan if they
Dumfries, Va. (Virginia, United States) (search for this): article 3
ion of the wharves there, and that all the wagons in Washington that could possibly be spared be filled with hard bread and small commissary stores, and, with a large number of beef cattle, be started down to Fredericksburg on the road by way of Dumfries, and that this wagon train and hard of cattle should be preceded by a pontoon train large enough to span the Rappahannock twice. I stated that this wagon train could move in perfect safety, because it would be all the time between our army would have been on the 16th or 17th of November, and would have been in time. They did not, however, start until the 19th, and on that day it commenced raining, which delayed them so much, and the roads became so bad, that when the train got to Dumfries they floated the pontoons off the wagons; sent to Washington for a steamer, and carried them down to Aquia Creek by water, sending the wagons around by land. The pontoon did not get here until the 22d or 23d of November. On the 15th of Nov
Fortress Monroe (Virginia, United States) (search for this): article 3
Later from the North. New York papers of the 25th are received, but do not contain any late important news. Brigadier General J. G. Foster who telegraphed to Hal that he had achieved a regular series of victories in North Carolina, has arrived at Fortress Monroe and his army has gone bach to Newborns.--The New York Heraldhas a doleful article on the expense of the war, both in life and money. In life, It says 200,000 men have been lost; in money, the expense are $3,000,000 per day. It wants a convention of the States, and says: Under the existing condition of things we can only answer that our prospects are gloomy enough. We have fought many bloody battiest; the Union forces have effected a lodgment here and there in every rebellions State several doubtful States, by hard fighting have been reclaimed, and yet we have hardly accomplished more than a break hero and there through the crust of the rebellion. Its heart only one hundred and twenty miles from Washington, rema
Port Royal, Va. (Virginia, United States) (search for this): article 3
ley, and felt that there was force on the Upper Rappahannock to take care of him. He felt certain that as soon as the enemy knew of our crossing down here, the forces under Johnson would be recalled, and he wanted to meet this force and beat it before Jackson could make a Junction with them, or before Jackson could come down on our flank and perhaps cripple us. I had recommended that some supplies should be rent to the month of the Rappahannock, with a view of establishing a depot at Port Royal after we had advanced. Stores have been always in as great abundance as we could have expected, for, after the 19th of November, the weather and the roads were particularly bad. Horses and mules were sent down to us, so that our cavalry and teams were in very good condition. After it was ascertained that there must be a delay, and that the enemy had concentrated in such force as to make it very difficult to cross except by a number of bridges, we commenced bringing up from Aquia
Aquia Creek (Virginia, United States) (search for this): article 3
y of following them would be very great. In connection with this movement I requested that barges, filled with provisions and forage, should be floated to Aquia Creek, where they could vastly be landed, materials be collected for the reconstruction of the wharves there, and that all the wagons in Washington that could possiblhe roads became so bad, that when the train got to Dumfries they floated the pontoons off the wagons; sent to Washington for a steamer, and carried them down to Aquia Creek by water, sending the wagons around by land. The pontoon did not get here until the 22d or 23d of November. On the 15th of November I started the column dbe a delay, and that the enemy had concentrated in such force as to make it very difficult to cross except by a number of bridges, we commenced bringing up from Aquia Creek all the pontoons we could. After enough of them had been brought up to build the brings, I called several councils of War, to decide about crossing the Rappaha
McClellan (search for this): article 3
. When after the battle of Antietam General McClellan decided to cross the Potomac, I said to th of November, after this conversation, General McClellan gave an order to Capt. Drum, as Chief En and also a copy of the order retrieving General McClellan from that command. This order was conveters could be satisfactorily arranged with Gen. McClellan, I thought he could command the Army of th had, and knew about their obligations to Gen. McClellan I did. There had been some conversation regard to the removal of General McClellan when he was bringing his army from before Richmond. f War occurred at that time and then offer Gen. McClellan had got back to Washington, and before theone who could do as much with that army as Gen. McClellan could, if matters could be so arranged as ersed with my staff officers I went to see Gen. McClellan himself, and he agreed with them, that thigth of the several corps of the army. Gen. McClellan remained some two or three days to arrange
Halleck (search for this): article 3
with me as far as Warrenton and then left, having given me all the information he could in reference to the army. Gen. Halleck came down to see me on the 11th of November. On the 9th I made out a plan of operations in accordance with the order of General Halleck, which directed me not only to take command, but also to state what I proposed to do with it. That plan I wrote on the morning of the 9th of November, and see it by special messenger to Washington. I can furnish the committee a co the authorities in Washington bad had my pian sent to them on the 9th of November, and it had also been discovered by Gen. Halleck and Gen. Melgs at my headquarters on the night of the 11th and 12th of November, and after discussing it fully there, I could have sent my own officers there to attend to those matters, and perhaps I made a mistake in not doing so, as Gen. Halleck afterwards told me that I ought not to have trusted to them in Washington for the details. In reply to the telegr
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