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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 5. (ed. Frank Moore) 360 10 Browse Search
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Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume II. 292 2 Browse Search
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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. 75 5 Browse Search
John M. Schofield, Forty-six years in the Army 56 4 Browse Search
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G. S. Hillard, Life and Campaigns of George B. McClellan, Major-General , U. S. Army, Chapter 5: (search)
icult position in which they stood between their duty as subjects and their duty as officers. General Lander, for instance, was asked this question:-- If you will give us your opinion as a military man on that subject [the plan of the campaign], I will be obliged to you. Ans.-- It is against the Army Regulations and laws of Congress to discuss the views and plans of your superior officer. In answering this question, &c.--Report on the Conduct of the War, Part I. p. 160. General Fitz-John Porter was asked,-- Should the army retire into winter quarters, or should it attempt an enterprise to dislodge the enemy? Ans.--That is a question I cannot answer. Ques.-- I merely ask your military opinion. Ans.--I decline to give a military opinion on that point. I am in possession of information in regard to intended movements,--rather, a portion of General McClellan's plans, a small portion only; and I decline giving any information whatever in regard to future movements
G. S. Hillard, Life and Campaigns of George B. McClellan, Major-General , U. S. Army, Chapter 7: (search)
r these circumstances, an immediate pursuit of the enemy was out of the question. The divisions of Franklin, Sedgwick, Porter, and Richardson were sent from Yorktown, by water, to the right bank of the Pamunkey, in the vicinity of West Point. Earhborhood of Hanover Court-House, to the right and rear of our army, and thus threatening our communications; and General Fitz-John Porter's division was ordered to march the next morning at daybreak to dislodge them. They set off in a heavy storm, c-House and Ashland. General McClellan was much gratified at the way in which this brilliant movement was executed by General Porter, and he deemed its results valuable, because it was thus rendered impossible for the enemy to communicate by rail wite Potomac. His advanced guard was at this time at Bowling Green, only about fifteen or twenty miles distant from that of Porter: so near did we come to seizing the golden opportunity which Fortune never offers a second time! McDowell's withdrawal t
G. S. Hillard, Life and Campaigns of George B. McClellan, Major-General , U. S. Army, Chapter 8: (search)
bridge. On the left bank of the river were Porter's corps, comprising two divisions, and McCall'ed on the left bank, on the ground occupied by Porter; and these batteries mounted six guns each. Tgagement soon became extremely severe, and General Porter asked for reinforcements. At two P. M., Stroying all that could not be carried off. General Porter, with the 5th Corps, began the passage of idge, with his left resting on the river. General Porter posted the 5th Corps so as to prolong Keyef the road connecting Franklin's position with Porter's right, so as to cover the movement of the trat about five P. M., an attack was made on General Porter's left flank, near Malvern Hill. It was mank and command the approaches from Richmond. Porter's corps was on the left; next came Couch's div were in reserve, and stationed in the rear of Porter and Couch. The right, where the troops were l and kept so. It was begun at six o'clock; and Porter and Couch received it. The whole artillery of
G. S. Hillard, Life and Campaigns of George B. McClellan, Major-General , U. S. Army, Chapter 10: (search)
k movements should be successful, to advance our centre with all the forces then disposable. The general in command himself occupied a ridge on the centre, where Porter's corps, including Sykes's division, was stationed as a reserve. About three o'clock, General Hooker crossed the Antietam by the bridge on the Hagerstown road e left flank, and forced them to retire to a lower line of hills nearer the bridge. During this movement General Rodman was mortally wounded. All day long General Porter's reserve corps filled the interval between the right wing and General Burnside's command, guarding the main approach from the enemy's position to our trains his ground, or at least the bridge, till dark. At one moment, about the middle of the afternoon, the position on our right was so critical that two brigades from Porter's corps were ordered to reinforce our troops on that wing; but, after conference with General Sumner, the order was countermanded while in the course of execution
G. S. Hillard, Life and Campaigns of George B. McClellan, Major-General , U. S. Army, Chapter 12: (search)
ounted upon a fine horse, attended by a retinue of fine-looking military men, riding rapidly through the ranks, gracefully recognized and bade a farewell to the army, the cries and demonstrations of the men were beyond bounds,--wild, impassioned, and unrestrained. Disregarding all military forms, they rushed from their ranks, and thronged around him with the bitterest complaints against those who had removed from command their beloved leader. As he rode up to the Headquarters of General Fitz-John Porter, he was met by a large delegation of officers in that command, and addressed by General Butterfield, who, in a few well-chosen words, alluded to the affection existing between General McClellan and his officers, and stated that those on behalf of whom he spoke were there to bid him a personal farewell. In reply, General McClellan said, I hardly know what to say to you, my friends, officers associated with me so long in the Army of the Potomac. I can only bid you farewell. History