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The Annals of the Civil War Written by Leading Participants North and South (ed. Alexander Kelly McClure), The First iron-clad Monitor. (search)
interrupt ocean communication, so essential to Washington. Giving the interview a pleasant turn, he said that it was evident that Mars not only wanted exclusive control of military operations, (Stanton had manifested much dissatisfaction with McClellan as General-in-Chief,) but that he wanted a navy, and had begun to improvise one. Having already got his fleet, the President thought he might as well be permitted to finish his work, but he must not destroy communication on the Potomac, or crh of March than the large wooden steamers, never again descended Elizabeth river to the Roads. In the early part of May, the President, accompanied by Secretaries Chase and Stanton, took a steamer to visit Fortress Monroe and the army under McClellan, then on the York peninsula. While descending the Potomac the attention of the party was directed to a string of boats nearly a mile in length on the Maryland shore, some fifty miles below Washington. Inquiry was made as to the object of s
The Annals of the Civil War Written by Leading Participants North and South (ed. Alexander Kelly McClure), The First great crime of the War. (search)
I believe, as the headquarter offices. General McClellan stated to General Blair, who was Chairma the matter should be settled at once as General McClellan wished to have it, and then said in effee retired, and his request was granted. General McClellan was then made Commander-in-Chief of the t of the War. I was asked whether I knew General McClellan's plans, and I answered in the affirmatiy the delay and the alarming sickness of General McClellan, continually increased. On Friday evet again on Monday, at one o'clock, when General McClellan would be present. On Monday, January 13new that my judgment coincided with General McClellan's. General McDowell stated that he was in igl McDowell's corps should move last, and General McClellan, with his headquarters, left Alexandria ad, where it could do no possible good. General McClellan's plan of turning Yorktown, by the movem have been made in the month of May, had General McClellan's plan been carried out, was deferred fo[16 more...]
The Annals of the Civil War Written by Leading Participants North and South (ed. Alexander Kelly McClure), Lee's West Virginia campaign. (search)
nd occupied Laurel Hill. About the same time, General McClellan crossed the Ohio into Northwestern Virginia, weing defeated by General Rosecrans, with a part of McClellan's force), and was obliged to retreat, in order to save the rest of his little army. McClellan pursued, and overtaking the rear guard at Carrick's Ford, a skirmide-de-camp, relates that, soon after Garnett fell, McClellan arrived on the ground, and recognizing in the prosllowed for the proper disposition of the body. McClellan was always distinguished for courtesy and kindnessy received. The defeat of General Garnett left McClellan in undisputed possession of all Northwestern Virgiull Run considerably changed the order of things. McClellan was called to take the command of the Army of the men to hold Northwestern Virginia. The result of McClellan's success in that quarter proved to be of much greffairs in other quarters. After the withdrawal of McClellan, General Rosecrans was assigned to the command of
The Annals of the Civil War Written by Leading Participants North and South (ed. Alexander Kelly McClure), The battle of Beverly ford. (search)
the great campaign which it inaugurated, has McClellan has done well to draw renewed attention to t Before passing to the field to which Major McClellan has mainly confined himself, I may, for hhore of the river so confidently that, as Major McClellan informs us, there was nothing but a pickepelling them to move in column of fours. Major McClellan describes the alarm and confusion existinn near St. James' Church, as described by Major McClellan. St. James' Church was a modest sanctuaryreason to question the entire accuracy of Major McClellan's spirited account of these, and it is cogh and beyond Stevensburg in disorder, as Major McClellan himself avows, with all possible candor. ents captured on the field, as related by Major McClellan. There was nothing to demand any further I have not attempted to dispute with Major McClellan as to the numbers in action, for such an actual repulse. On this point, following Major McClellan's example in other instances, I have thou[4 more...]
The Annals of the Civil War Written by Leading Participants North and South (ed. Alexander Kelly McClure), The Dalton-Atlanta operations. (search)
prisoners. His successes and prisoners were subsequent. On page 49, General Sherman claims that the strength of the country, by mountains, streams, and forests, gave his enemy a fair offset to his numerical superiority. Between Dalton and Atlanta, one sees but two semblances of mountains-Rocky Face, which covered the march by which he flanked Dalton and Kenesaw, less than two miles long. The country was no more unfavorable for the offensive than the Wilderness, or that on which Lee and McClellan fought near Richmond, or that between Amelia and Appomattox Court-Houses. General Sherman certainly executed his plan of operations with great perseverance, skill, and resolution. But it is a question if that plan was the best. The results obtained, compared with those attainable, indicate that it was not. At Dalton, only the southern left flank was covered by Rocky Face, not its front; and an attack in front would have been on ground as favorable to the Federal army as its general c
The Annals of the Civil War Written by Leading Participants North and South (ed. Alexander Kelly McClure), Recollections of Grant. (search)
I still possess some of the feeling that overcame me at that moment as I stood so near to one who held our lives and, possibly, our country's in his hands. I heard him speaker: Men, push right along; close up fast, and hurry over. Two or three men mounted on mules attempted to wedge past the soldiers on the bridge. Grant noticed it, and quietly said, Lieutenant, send those men to the rear. Every soldier passing turned to gaze on him, but there was no further recognition. There was no McClellan, begging the boys to allow him to light his cigar by theirs, or inquiring to what regiment that exceedingly fine-marching company belonged to. There was no Pope, bullying the men for not marching faster, or officers for some trivial detail remembered only by martinets. There was no Bonaparte, posturing for effect; no pointing to the Pyramids, no calling the centuries to witness. There was no nonsense, no sentiment; only a plain business man of the republic, there for the one single purp
The Annals of the Civil War Written by Leading Participants North and South (ed. Alexander Kelly McClure), Recollections of General Reynolds. (search)
hand, not very far from the spigot. A few of them, as well as many others from different quarters, had passes from General McClellan, which was about the only thing that gave them any fair degree of grade, and on this ground were allowed to pass thl Reynolds, who was at this early period of the war as rigid in protecting the beef and mutton of the rebel citizens as McClellan himself; indeed, in this he was but carrying out the standing orders of the commander-in-chief. The communication was points on the river, to cross in pursuit of the enemy. It was reported, at or about the time, that for the reason that McClellan was tardy in making this movement he was removed, a few days after crossing into Virginia, from the command of the armyting, was the best disciplined, and the greatest army of the rebellion. It is a well known fact that the removal of McClellan caused an extraordinary sensation in the army. There can be no gainsaying the fact that at this time he was the idol c
The Annals of the Civil War Written by Leading Participants North and South (ed. Alexander Kelly McClure), The battle of fleet Wood. (search)
General Robertson has, in the Memphis Appeal, complained of injustice done him by the references which I have made to his operations, I append his own reports of this day's work, as follows: headquarters cavalry Brigade, June 12th, 1863. Major H. B. Mcclellan, Assistant Adjutant General, etc.: Major:--On 9th instant, according to orders, my brigade proceeded to within two miles of Kelley's ford to check the enemy's advance upon the railroad, near which our forces were engaged. I dismountedgned) B. H. Robertson, Brigadier General, Commanding Cavalry. Deeming this report unsatisfactory, General Stuart required another from General Robertson, which was furnished, as follows: headquarters cavalry Brigade, June 13th, 1863. Major H. B. McClellan, Assistant Adjutant General, Headquarters Cavalry Division: Major :--In answer to yours just received, have the honor to make the following statement: About two miles this side of Kelley's ford, at Brown's house, I think, I met
The Annals of the Civil War Written by Leading Participants North and South (ed. Alexander Kelly McClure), The right flank at Gettysburg. (search)
r the Union arms. Some might be led to suppose that the dissensions among. the Confederate leaders, rather than the ability with which General Meade handled his noble army, brought about the results of the battle. Indeed, it is almost becoming doubtful to the minds of many of the participants in the battle whether they were even present-so different from their recollections of the events do recent representations appear. It has been insinuated by a gallant Confederate officer (Major H. B. McClellan, Assistant Adjutant General on the staff of General J. E. B. Stuart), who, if indeed he were present, might be presumed to have been in a position to judge correctly, that the cavalry operations on the right flank of the Union army at Gettysburg resulted victoriously for his cause. That this was not the case, will be shown conclusively. But little has been written of the operations of the cavalry during the battle of Gettysburg. So fierce was the main engagement, of which the
The Annals of the Civil War Written by Leading Participants North and South (ed. Alexander Kelly McClure), Confederate negro enlistments. (search)
until the latter part of October, 1864. Two events at that time suddenly waked the Confederates to the gravity of their situation. Sherman began his march to the sea, and the elections in Ohio, Indiana, and Pennsylvania showed the rebels that McClellan was certain to be defeated for the Presidency, and that Lincoln would give them four years more of war unless they surrendered. The Confederates hoped much from McClellan's election; they were sanguine that he would be elected, and their disapMcClellan's election; they were sanguine that he would be elected, and their disappointment was proportionately great. The march of Sherman in the same way showed them what Grant had several times insisted upon, that the Confederacy was like an empty egg-shell-all its powers of resistance had been drained to keep the frontier line strong. From this time forth, then, even the most sanguine began to lose all hope, and those who still believed in a successful resistance knew that it could only be made by a consecration of every possible resource of the country to that one
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