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Elias Nason, McClellan's Own Story: the war for the union, the soldiers who fought it, the civilians who directed it, and his relations to them., Chapter 18: private letters. [April 1 to May 5, 1862] (search)
le, a desk in one corner, my bed in another, my saddle in another, a wood-pile, etc., in the last. I have a splendid two-legged washstand which Charles's mechanical ingenuity devised. Then I have a clothes-rack, consisting of a sapling with the stumps of the branches projecting. So you see I am living quite en prince. April 21. Yesterday was rather unpleasant; rained a good deal. To-day about the same; not raining much yet, but a kind of drizzle. Had a letter yesterday from Francis B. Cutting, of New York, hoping that I would not allow these treacherous hounds to drive me from my path. Have just replied to it. April 22, 11.15 P. M. . . . The enemy has been blazing away a good deal to-day, but hurt nothing, however; he tried his best at a skirmish with some of Smith's men this morning, but was repulsed with loss. It is said that some of his troops were blacks. I do not, however, give full credit to this. It seems too improbable to be true. The navy have been firi
Elias Nason, McClellan's Own Story: the war for the union, the soldiers who fought it, the civilians who directed it, and his relations to them., Index. (search)
; Keyes's letter, 268.--At Yorktown, assault impracticable, 272, 274, 289 ; bad roads, 275, 276, 308, 309, 313; Wool useless, 278 ; anecdote of Pelissier. 279 ; artillery needed, 279 ; civilian aid, 280 : asks for Franklin. 280, 281, 308, for McCall 283, 294 ; receives Franklin, 281, McCall 389, 493 ; ballooning, 309 ; personal aims, 310; Blair's letter, 281, 310 ; responsibility for delay, 283 ; between too gulfs, 316 ; batteries planted, 286, 312, 314 ; naval operations, 291-294, 296 ; Cutting's letter, 313: plan of assault, 266, 287 ; city evacuated, 258, 317, 319, torpedoes in 326. 354 ; tribute to troops, 293, 304 ; Stanton's congratulations, 293, 295, 297; Campbell's arrest, 295 ; transports asked for, 297, indispensable 298--At Williamsburg, pursuit, 319-325 ; battle, 324-333 : goes to front, 327 ; Devil Dan, demoralization , 327, 328 ; order restored, 330, 352 ; tribute to Hancock, 331, 353; enemy's force, 332, 334 ; Franklin's advance, 334, transports 335 : treatment of wo