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The Daily Dispatch: July 30, 1861., [Electronic resource], Runaway Negro (search)
The rout of the Federal army.
There is an evident effort being made upon the part of the Federalists to revive the drooping spirits of their defeated soldiery, by glorifying Gen. McClellan and attributing to him military abilities not warranted.
One of the correspondents of a Northern paper says:
If the War Department wishes to retrieve the fortunes of the country, let them get Major-General McClellan, raise him to the rank of a Lieutenant General by brevet, and give him the controlMajor-General McClellan, raise him to the rank of a Lieutenant General by brevet, and give him the control of the army, Such an arrangement would be eminently satisfactory to Gen. Scott, and it is, perhaps, the only thing that can infuse life and spirit into our now drooping soldiers.
If we had had in the field and upon the spot a General like Beauregard, the disaster would not have reached its present fearful proportions.
There could have been no rout; no loss of cannon; no throwing away of muskets and knapsacks.
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Destitute of artillery and cavalry, it is impossible for