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George Brinton McClellan (search for this): chapter 48
Washington. Several persons recently from Richmond say that there are no troops there except conscripts, and they few in number. I hope to give you details as to late battles by this evening. I am about starting again for Harper's Ferry. G. B. McClellan, Maj.-Gen. Commanding. Maj.-Gen. Halleck, Gen — in-Chief Washington. The work of reorganizing, drilling, and supplying the Army I began at the earliest moment. The different corps were stationed along the river in the best positions to was in error : headquarters, Army of the Potomac, chief-quartermaster's office, Oct. 31, 1862. Horses purchased Sept. 6, 1862, by Col. Ingalls, chief-quartermaster, and issued to the forces under the immediate command of Maj.-Gen. George B. McClellan1,200 Issued and turned over to the above force by Capt. J. J. Dana, assistant-quartermaster (in Washington）2,261 Issued to forces at and near Washington which have since joined the command352 Total purchased by Col. Ingalls, and is
John S. Schutz (search for this): chapter 48
on, and from that time to the present it has had no time to recruit. If any instance can be found where overworked cavalry has performed more labor than mine since the battle of Antietam, I am not conscious of it. Geo. B. Mcclellan, Maj.--Gen. The following was received Oct. 24 from Cherry Run, 12 M.: To Col. A. V. Colburn: I have great difficulty in obtaining spies and guides without payment. Would it not be well to have sent to my acting division quartermaster, First Lieut. John S. Schutz, five hundred dollars for that purpose? Col. Williams reports, eleven (11) A. M. to-day: I have in camp 267 horses belonging to officers and men. Of these 128 are positively and absolutely unable to leave the camp from the following causes-viz., sore tongue, grease and consequent lameness, and sore backs. For example, the 5th U. S. Cavalry has now in camp 70 horses. Of these 53 are worthless from the above causes. Out of 139 horses, the remainder, I do not believe 50 c
H. W. Halleck (search for this): chapter 48
B. Mcclellan, Maj.-Gen. Commanding. Maj.-Gen. H. W. Halleck, Commanding U. S. Army. On the foay, Sept. 20, I received this telegram from Gen. Halleck: We are still left entirely in the darOn the same day I telegraphed as follows to Gen. Halleck: Sept. 20. As the rebel army, now G. B. McClellan, Maj.-Gen. Commanding. Maj.-Gen. Halleck, Gen — in-Chief Washington. The workOct. I received the following telegram from Gen. Halleck: Oct. 6. I am instructed to teleg telegrams upon this subject: To Gen. Halleck, Oct. 11. We have been making every effonagers forward supplies more rapidly. To Gen. Halleck, Oct. 11. I am compelled again to call ers to accomplish the desired result. To Gen. Halleck, Oct. 15. I am using every possible exe Gen. McClellan: I went this morning to see Gen. Halleck, and spoke to him about the bridges, etc., e their prompt arrival. On the same day Gen. Halleck replied as follows: Oct. 21.--Your tele[3 more...]
M. C. Meigs (search for this): chapter 48
s great delay in receiving our clothing. The orders were promptly given by me and approved by Gen. Meigs, but the roads were slow to transport, particularly the Cumberland Valley Road. For instancvery was not completed until in November, after we had reached Warrenton. In a letter from Gen. Meigs, written on the 14th of Oct. and addressed to the general-in-chief, it is stated: There have bfteen hundred were issued to the army under Gen. Pope previous to its return to Washington, as Gen. Meigs states, there would still remain (578) five hundred and seventy-eight horses which he does not letter of the general-in-chief to the Secretary of War on the 28th of Oct., and the letter of Gen. Meigs to the general-in-chief on the 14th of Oct., convey the impression that, upon my repeated appllly the case. It will be seen from Col. Myers's report that of all the horses alluded to by Gen. Meigs, only (3,813) three thousand eight hundred and thirteen came to the army with which I was orde
A. Bliss (search for this): chapter 48
ll you please to inform me if I can get them at Harper's Ferry? From Assist.-quartermaster G. W. Weeks, Oct. 15. I want at least ten thousand (10,000) suits of clothing in addition to what I have received. It should be here now. From A. Bliss, Capt. And Assist. Quartermaster, Oct. 22. We have bootees, 12,000; greatcoats, 4,000; drawers and shirts are gone; blankets and stockings nearly so; 15,000 each of these four articles are wanted. From Col. Ingalls, Oct. 24. Please send to Capt. Bliss, at Harper's Ferry, 10,000 blankets, 12,000 caps, 5,000 overcoats, 10,000 pairs bootees, 2,000 pairs artillery and cavalry boots, 15,000 pairs stockings, 15,000 drawers, and 15,000 pants. The clothing arrives slowly. Can it not be hurried along faster? May I ask you to obtain authority for this shipment? From Capt. Weeks, Oct. 30. Clothing has arrived this morning. None taken by rebels. Shall I supply Franklin, and retain portions for Porter and Reynolds until call
Fitz-Hugh Lee (search for this): chapter 48
ovement by recrossing into Maryland, at the same time covering his rear by occupying in strong force the passes leading through the Blue Ridge from the southeast into the Shenandoah Valley. I anticipated, as the result of the first course, that Lee would fight me near Winchester, if he could do so under favorable circumstances; or else that he would abandon the lower Shenandoah, and leave the Army of the Potomac free to act upon some other line of operations. If he abandoned the Shenandoah he would naturally fall back upon his railway communications. I have since been confirmed in the belief that if I had crossed the Potomac below Harper's Ferry in the early part of October, Gen. Lee would have recrossed into Maryland. As above explained, the army was not in condition to move until late in October and in the meantime circumstances had changed. The period had arrived when a sudden and great rise of the Potomac might be looked for at any moment; the season of bad roads and
Rufus Ingalls (search for this): chapter 48
mediate command of Maj.-Gen. George B. McClellan1,200 Issued and turned over to the above force by Capt. J. J. Dana, assistant-quartermaster (in Washington）2,261 Issued to forces at and near Washington which have since joined the command352 Total purchased by Col. Ingalls, and issued and turned over by Capt. Dana to the forces in this immediate command3,813 Issued by Capt. J. J. Dana, assistant-quartermaster, to the forces in the vicinity of Washington3,363 Grand total purchased by Col. R. Ingalls, chief-quartermaster, and issued and turned over by Capt. J. J. Dana, assistant-quartermaster, to the entire Army of the Potomac and the forces around Washington7,176 About 3,000 horses have been turned over to the quartermaster's department by officers as unfit for service; nearly 1,500 should now be turned over also, being worn out and diseased. Respectfully submitted. Fred. Myers, Lieut.-Col. and Quartermaster. This official statement, made up from the reports of the qua
Barnes (search for this): chapter 48
neral, counted and buried upon the battle-field of Antietam. A portion of their dead had been previously buried by them. When our cavalry advance reached the river on the morning of the 19th it was discovered that nearly all the enemy's forces had crossed into Virginia during the night, their rear escaping under cover of eight batteries placed in strong positions upon the elevated bluffs on the opposite bank. Gen. Porter, commanding the 5th corps, ordered a detachment from Griffin's and Barnes's brigades, under Gen. Griffin, to cross the river at dark and carry the enemy's batteries. This was gallantly done under the fire of the enemy; several guns, caissons, etc., were taken, and their supports driven back half a mile. The information obtained during the progress of this affair indicated that the mass of the enemy had retreated on the Charlestown and Martinsburg roads towards Winchester. To verify this, and to ascertain how far the enemy had retired, Gen. Porter was authoriz
Frederick Myers (search for this): chapter 48
orces around Washington7,176 About 3,000 horses have been turned over to the quartermaster's department by officers as unfit for service; nearly 1,500 should now be turned over also, being worn out and diseased. Respectfully submitted. Fred. Myers, Lieut.-Col. and Quartermaster. This official statement, made up from the reports of the quartermasters who received and distributed the horses, exhibits the true state of the case, and gives the total number of horses received by the Armygeneral-in-chief on the 14th of Oct., convey the impression that, upon my repeated applications for cavalry and artillery horses for the Army of the Potomac, I had received a much greater number than was really the case. It will be seen from Col. Myers's report that of all the horses alluded to by Gen. Meigs, only (3,813) three thousand eight hundred and thirteen came to the army with which I was ordered to follow and attack the enemy. Of course the remainder did not in the slightest degree
John W. Garrett (search for this): chapter 48
er his Excellency the President honored the Army of the Potomac with a visit, and remained several days, during which he went through the different encampments, reviewed the troops, and went over the battle-fields of South Mountain and Antietam. I had the opportunity during this visit to describe to him the operations of the army since the time it left Washington, and gave him my reasons for not following the enemy after he crossed the Potomac. He was accompanied by Gen. McClernand, John W. Garrett, the Secretary of State of Illinois, and others whom I have forgotten. During the visit me had many and long consultations alone. I urged him to follow a conservative course, and supposed from the tenor of his conversation that he would do so. He more than once assured me that he was fully satisfied with my whole course from the beginning; that the only fault he could possibly find was that I was perhaps too prone to be sure that everything was ready before acting, but that my actions
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