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me as to whether it would do; to which I replied that the joke was capital, but not in accordance with the etiquette of a commander-in-chief; so he substituted the other. Poor General Meade! Said he, I used to think how nice it would be to be Commander-in-Chief; now, at this moment, I would sooner go, with a division, under the heaviest musketry fire, than hold my place! Lee, finding that he could not outflank Meade, fell back, and Halleck apologized.] Headquarters Army Op Potomac October 23, 1863 And where do you think I was all yesterday? I will tell you. Early, the orderly, poked his head into the tent saying: Colonel Lyman, the General will have breakfast at seven (which was an hour earlier than he had said the night before). As soon as I sat down, says the General: I am going to Washington; would you like to go? . . . Major-General Humphreys said he too would go, and the General's son George completed the party. In much haste I ran, and crammed my best coat, pantaloons,