Abraham Lincoln . ^, and visited Harpers Ferry and McClellans head-quarters. In the early morning he climbed the mountain with a friend andbeheld the panorama—hill-side and valley, as far as the eye could see,dotted with white tents. • Do you know, said the President, turning to his friend, whatthat is ? It is the Army of the Potomac, the answer. So it is called. But that is a mistake; it is General McClellans Oct. PRESIDEJ>T LINCOLN AT MoCLELLANs HEADQUAKTERS. 348 LIFE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN. body-guard, said Mr. Lincoln, sadly. Yery kind but frank the conver-sation held with the commandin
Abraham Lincoln . ^, and visited Harpers Ferry and McClellans head-quarters. In the early morning he climbed the mountain with a friend andbeheld the panorama—hill-side and valley, as far as the eye could see,dotted with white tents. • Do you know, said the President, turning to his friend, whatthat is ? It is the Army of the Potomac, the answer. So it is called. But that is a mistake; it is General McClellans Oct. PRESIDEJ>T LINCOLN AT MoCLELLANs HEADQUAKTERS. 348 LIFE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN. body-guard, said Mr. Lincoln, sadly. Yery kind but frank the conver-sation held with the commanding general, who was informed that thearmy must move. There was no ambiguity in the follo^ving despatch which GeneralMcClellan received from General Halleck, October 6th : The President directs that you cross the Potomac and give battle to the enemy ordrive him South. Your army must move now while the roads are good. To a friend the President said: With all McClellans failino^s asa soldier, he is a pleasant and scholarly gentleman. He is an admira-ble engineer, but he seems to have a special talent for a stationaryenginey (*) Concealed by a fog that hung along the Potomac, General Stuart,commanding 1800 Confederate cavalry, crossed that stream, rode north-ward, and in the evening entered Chambersburg, Pa. He spent the night there, burned the railroad buildings, turned eastward,reached Emmettsburg the next evening
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