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Fort Donelson (Tennessee, United States) (search for this): chapter 14
Chapter 14: Letters and despatches relating to subjects treated in the foregoing and following chapters. Halleck to McClellan.St. Louis, March 10, 8 P. M. Gen. Mcclellan: Reserves intended for Gen. Curtis will now be drawn in as rapidly as possible and sent to the Tennessee river. I purpose going there in a few days. That is now the great strategic line of the Western campaign, and I am surprised that Gen. Buell should hesitate to reinforce me. He was too late at Fort Donelson, as Gen. Hunter has been in Arkansas. I am obliged to make my calculations independent of both. Believe me, general, you make a serious mistake in having three independent commands in the West. There never will and never can be any co-operation at the critical moment; all military history proves it. You will regret your decision against me on this point. Your friendship for individuals has influenced your judgment. Be it so. I shall soon fight a great battle on the Tennessee river,
Nottoway (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 14
e island. I hope to get off to-morrow night, and will move at once upon New Berne; but I am not sure of it, as we cannot calculate upon more than one good day in the week. But we are getting used to storms, so that we don't mind them. How we have escaped with so little loss of life is to me a miracle. I feel thankful enough. During our delay here I came very near moving upon [illegible], making my headquarters there, and rushing some columns up to burn the bridges on the Black Water, Nottoway, and Menheim, and then rush with my entire force upon Weldon and Gaston. But it is a risky move with my small force, and your orders are to go to New Berne. The same move can be made after we get New Berne (if we succeed), if you will send me men enough — say double the force. I feel sure that I can cut the enemy's communications at Weldon and Gaston with an additional force of even two regiments. In case you decide to send them you must not hesitate to send any division you like, as I
Beaufort, N. C. (North Carolina, United States) (search for this): chapter 14
old friend, Burnside. Memoranda. Supposing Burnside's force 15,000 : In event of movement on [illegible The word resembles Wynton.], etc., would probably have to leave at least 5,000 in New Berne, 1,000 as railway guards, 1,000 Beaufort and Fort Macon, 500 Hatteras Inlet, 1 ,000 Roanoke--8,500 in all, leaving not over 6,000 or 6,500 for active operations; too small to do much good. While by operating on Goldsborough would have to leave, say, 1,000 at Roanoke, 500 Beaufort, 1,0Beaufort, 1,000 New Berne, leaving 12,500 available in the field. I would therefore think that a cautious yet bold advance on Goldsborough as soon as transportation arrives would produce a better effect than anything else that can be done, and would have the effect to neutralize a large portion of the enemy's force. G. B. McClellan. Barnard to McClellan.Washington, March 19, 1862, 2.30 P. M. dear general: Fox didn't like the propeller plan; thinks the channel could not be effectually obstruct
Annapolis (Maryland, United States) (search for this): chapter 14
orrect. You command the Army of the Potomac wherever it may go. Everything is right. Move quick as possible. W. Dennison. McClellan to Marcy.Fairfax Court-House, March 13, 1.30 P. M. Gen. Marcy: Direct the barges at Perryville and Annapolis containing wagons to be ready to move at one hour's notice. Have the teams loaded up at the same place at once. G. B. Mcclellan. Same to same.Fairfax Court-House, March 13. Gen. Marcy: Prepare to embark Hunt's reserve artillery, tohat the men can move directly on board ship. G. B. McClellan, Maj.-Gen. McClellan to Van Vliet.Fairfax Court-House, March 13, 10.50 P. M. Gen. Van Vliet: Arrange to send to Fort Monroe at once the wagons and horses at Perryville and Annapolis. Send to same destination rations as promptly as practicable for my 140,000 men and forage for my 15,000 animals. See Shiras about the rations. A quartermaster should be sent to Fort Monroe to receive these stores and keep them separate. Th
Yorktown (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 14
fail to command me. . . . When you start the rebels from Yorktown please let me know at once, and I'll give them a kick in ly control the Merrimac and have a big steamer or two for Yorktown. He repeated: He ought not to put a man afloat till he isin, at the same time with an advance from here, carrying Yorktown, then marching on Richmond, and then taking Norfolk. H-inch guns. He says he can't furnish vessels to attack Yorktown simultaneously, but he thinks what you propose is easily nding, and that, with a landing and an advance from here, Yorktown will fall. He recommends — and it may be a good idea —, taking Gloucester in the rear, and from there battering Yorktown. Yorktown and Gloucester taken, the small gunboats, reguYorktown and Gloucester taken, the small gunboats, regular and irregular, will be enough to command the navigation of the York river. He thinks, and Gen. Wool thinks, that the whs from 15,000 to 18,000 men extending from James river to Yorktown. I have almost 12,500 effective troops, including the ga
Back River, Va. (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 14
put a man afloat till he is ready. In great haste, J. G. Barnard. Gen. McClellan. Same to sameSTEAMSHIP Minnesota, 3 P. M., Thursday, March 20, 1862. Gen. G. B. McClellan; dear general: Woodbury left day before yesterday, I wonder I did not hear of him yesterday in town. I had an interview with Gen. Wool this morning. He was very friendly, and said he would do everything; but it is a great drawback, this having two commanders. For instance, there are several bridges over Back river that ought to be rebuilt. General Wool said that he was going out to-day to direct one on the principal road to be rebuilt, but Houston told me that they expected Hamilton's division to do such things. Now, Hamilton is perfectly ignorant of localities, and his division in the confusion of arrival. If Wool's force is to co-operate it is a. great misfortune that it can't be ordered what to do. That letter expressing readiness to do everything amounts to nothing. Houston is here getting i
Gloucester, Va. (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 14
asily done; that the vessels he mentions are fully adequate to cover a landing, and that, with a landing and an advance from here, Yorktown will fall. He recommends — and it may be a good idea — a landing in the Severn simultaneously, taking Gloucester in the rear, and from there battering Yorktown. Yorktown and Gloucester taken, the small gunboats, regular and irregular, will be enough to command the navigation of the York river. He thinks, and Gen. Wool thinks, that the whole attention ofGloucester taken, the small gunboats, regular and irregular, will be enough to command the navigation of the York river. He thinks, and Gen. Wool thinks, that the whole attention of the enemy is concentrated on Norfolk; that they are reinforcing that place and increasing their batteries day and night, and that Magruder is not reinforced. Wool thinks that some troops passed over from north to south side of James river recently to reinforce Huger. This is all I can write now. I must stay a little.longer to get some definite information about the places where we propose to land. There are 20,000 available men (nearly) here now (including Wool's, Mansfield's, etc.), and 2
Roanoke (United States) (search for this): chapter 14
ng Burnside's force 15,000 : In event of movement on [illegible The word resembles Wynton.], etc., would probably have to leave at least 5,000 in New Berne, 1,000 as railway guards, 1,000 Beaufort and Fort Macon, 500 Hatteras Inlet, 1 ,000 Roanoke--8,500 in all, leaving not over 6,000 or 6,500 for active operations; too small to do much good. While by operating on Goldsborough would have to leave, say, 1,000 at Roanoke, 500 Beaufort, 1,000 New Berne, leaving 12,500 available in the fieldRoanoke, 500 Beaufort, 1,000 New Berne, leaving 12,500 available in the field. I would therefore think that a cautious yet bold advance on Goldsborough as soon as transportation arrives would produce a better effect than anything else that can be done, and would have the effect to neutralize a large portion of the enemy's force. G. B. McClellan. Barnard to McClellan.Washington, March 19, 1862, 2.30 P. M. dear general: Fox didn't like the propeller plan; thinks the channel could not be effectually obstructed in that way. I told him you and I both objected
Cornfield Point (Maryland, United States) (search for this): chapter 14
ould produce a better effect than anything else that can be done, and would have the effect to neutralize a large portion of the enemy's force. G. B. McClellan. Barnard to McClellan.Washington, March 19, 1862, 2.30 P. M. dear general: Fox didn't like the propeller plan; thinks the channel could not be effectually obstructed in that way. I told him you and I both objected to the other (landing plan), which I consider an exact parallel to the expedition of Hooker's to capture the Potomac batteries, and where he would have got captured himself; or, more truly, to the last plan, to make a campaign merely to take batteries as preliminary to a campaign. I just saw Stanton, and was must gratified by what he said. It was: Gen. McClellan has no firmer friend than myself; but I may not be where I am long. I think Gen, McClellan ought not to move till he is fully ready. I told him that the Mystic would be in Hampton Roads in ten days, and then we could certainly control the M
Craney Island (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 14
ch for the Merrimac. The former has two guns, the latter eight. The Monitor is our chief dependence. If any accident should befall her Newport News would be taken, probably depending on the land force. It is said Magruder has from 15,000 to 18,000 men extending from James river to Yorktown. I have almost 12,500 effective troops, including the garrison of Fortress Monroe, and only about 110 regulars artillery. I do not believe the channel could be blocked between Sewell's Point and Craney island without first taking Sewell's battery, consisting of from 25 to 30 guns, several of which are 10-inch. John E. Wool, Maj.-Gen. Heintzelman to McClellan.Fort Lyon, March 13. Gen. McClellan: Allow me to recommend to you to have a complete survey made, by the engineers, of the enemy's works at Centreville and Manassas, with a memoir to meet the false statements that will be made to your prejudice. S. P. Heintzelman, Brig.-Gen. Dennison to McClellan.Washington, March 14
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