. History of the Fortieth (Mozart) regiment, New York Volunteers, which was composed of four companies from New York, four companies from Massachusetts and two companies from Pennsylvania . ne sooner. He imme-diately began preparations for his departure and issued the following farewelladdress to the army: — Headquarters Army of the Potomac, November 7th, and Soldiers of the Army of the Potomac : — An order of the President devolves upon Maj. Gen. Burnside the command of thisarmy. In parting from you, I cannot express the love and gratitude I bear to you. Asan army, you have grow
. History of the Fortieth (Mozart) regiment, New York Volunteers, which was composed of four companies from New York, four companies from Massachusetts and two companies from Pennsylvania . ne sooner. He imme-diately began preparations for his departure and issued the following farewelladdress to the army: — Headquarters Army of the Potomac, November 7th, and Soldiers of the Army of the Potomac : — An order of the President devolves upon Maj. Gen. Burnside the command of thisarmy. In parting from you, I cannot express the love and gratitude I bear to you. Asan army, you have grown up under my care. In you I have never found doubt or cold-ness. The battles you have fought under my command will proudly live in our Nationshistory. The glory you have achieved, our mutual perils and fatigues, the graves ofour comrades fallen in battle and by disease, the broken forms of those whom woundsand sickness have disabled — the strongest associations which can exist among men,unite us still by an indissoluble tie. We shall ever be comrades in supporting the Con-stitution of our Country and the Nationality of our people. GEORGE B. McCLELLAN,Major General U. S. THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY ASToa, LENOX ANCtiLOLH fOUNDATfOWi. CHAPTER FREDERICKSBURG. General Burnside entered upon his newly assumed duties without delayHe had conducted a successful expedition to North Carolina, and had beensummoned with the Ninth Corps to the assistance of Gen. Pope. He waswith the advance of the army in Virginia, when the order assigning him tothe highest command was received. He advanced the army to Warrentonand waited nearly a fortnight to concentrate. He then reorganized the armyinto three Grand Divisions, each comprising two Army Corps. TheRight Grand Division was composed of the Second and Ninth Corps, andwas commanded by Gen. Sumner. The Center Grand Division was com-posed of the Third and Fifth Corps, and was commanded by Gen. Left Grand Division wa
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