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James D. Porter, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 7.1, Tennessee (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter XI (search)
ng the way for Longstreet's corps, was fully accomplished. General McClellan, commanding the Federal army, stated that at the time of this satisfied that he had to deal with at least double his numbers. McClellan's army was about 100,000 strong, with 40,000 under McDowell coverinued its retreat to Harrison's landing on the James river. Here McClellan took position under the protecting guns of the fleet, fortified, and renewed his call for reinforcements. McClellan's losses in these operations were reported officially to be 22,686 killed, wounded and ckson and Ewell, and render the most effective aid to relieve General McClellan and capture Richmond. Under date of the 14th of July, Generae's command with 12,000, and by Cox from the Kanawha with 6,000. McClellan's army, strong and well appointed, remained inactive for a month. On the 5th of November, 1862, President Lincoln relieved Major-General McClellan and assigned Major-General Burnside to the command of the