hide
Named Entity Searches
hide
Matching Documents
The documents where this entity occurs most often are shown below. Click on a document to open it.
Browsing named entities in 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.. You can also browse the collection for Washington or search for Washington in all documents.
Your search returned 20 results in 13 document sections:
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 2 : (search)
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 5 (search)
Chapter 5: private letters.
[July 27 to Sept. 30, 1861.]
July 27, 1861, Washington, D. C.
I have been assigned to the command of a division composed of the departments of northeastern Virginia (that under McDowell) and that of Washington (now under Mansfield). Neither of them like it much, especially Mansfield; but I think they must ere long become accustomed to it, as there is no help for it. . . . I find myself in a new and strange position here: President, cabinet, Gen. Scott, and all deferring to me. By some strange operation of magic I seem to have become the power of the land.
I see already the main causes of our recent failure; I am sure that I can remedy these, and am confident that I can lead these armies of men to victory once more.
I start to-morrow very early on a tour through the lines on the other side of the river.
It will occupy me all day long, and a rather fatiguing ride it will be, but I will be able to make up my mind as to the state of things.
Refu
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 6 : (search)
Chapter 6:
The defence of Washington
growth of an army
foresight of the magnitude of the war
Memorandum to the President
letter to Secretary Cameron.
Reference to any good man will show that Washington is situated on the point of confluence of the main Potomac with the Anacostia, or eastern branch thereof.
The ground occupied by the city is low, though by no means flat, and is commanded from all directions by heights within the easy range of even modern field-artillery.
Moral and political considerations alike rendered it necessary to retain the seat of government in Washington, although its situation was the most unfavorable that could be conceived under the circumstances of the case.
So far as military operations were concerned, it would have been well could the capital have been removed to New York; but this was impossible.
The defence of the capital, containing, as it did, the executive and legislative, the archives of the government, the public buildings,
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 12 : (search)
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 13 : (search)
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 16 : (search)
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 22 : (search)
Chapter 22:
White House
the Chickahominy river
bridges
battle of Hanover Court
House
Porter's victory
neglect at Washington
McDowell's retention useless.
White House was a very fine plantation belonging to Mrs. Gen. Lee.
It was the residence of Mrs. Custis when she was married to Washington.
The ceremony took place in St. Peter's Church, a lonely old building beautifully placed on a commanding hill.
I observed within it a tablet commemorating a death which took place in 1690.
Finding one's self alone within that historic building, it was a natural impulse to invoke the aid of God to enable me to serve the country as unselfishly and truly as did the great man who had often worshipped there.
The residence at White House was not the original building of the time of Washington — that had been destroyed by fire; but the existing one was constructed on the same foundations.
I neither occupied it myself nor permitted any others to do so, but placed a guard to
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 24 (search)
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 27 (search)
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 29 : (search)