. History of the Twenty-fourth Michigan of the Iron brigade, known as the Detroit and Wayne county regiment .. . grist mill wasseized, our millers set to grinding, and rations of corn meal wereprovided. This was cooked into mush, hoe-cake, and in other ways,as each man preferred. It continued to snow, and a cold wind, with adearth of rations and smoky tents, rendered this a most disagreeablecamp. REMOVAL OF GENERAL McCLELLAN. Monday, November 10, 1862. General McClellan having beenrelieved from command of the army, took his farewell leave of thetroops this day. Each brigade was drawn up in lin
. History of the Twenty-fourth Michigan of the Iron brigade, known as the Detroit and Wayne county regiment .. . grist mill wasseized, our millers set to grinding, and rations of corn meal wereprovided. This was cooked into mush, hoe-cake, and in other ways,as each man preferred. It continued to snow, and a cold wind, with adearth of rations and smoky tents, rendered this a most disagreeablecamp. REMOVAL OF GENERAL McCLELLAN. Monday, November 10, 1862. General McClellan having beenrelieved from command of the army, took his farewell leave of thetroops this day. Each brigade was drawn up in line as he rode bywith uncovered head, his staff following. A few rods behind themrode his successor, General Burnside, and staff. The retiring Generalwas cheered by his old troops. Considerable discussion, in field andpress, followed his deposition. There had not been entire harmonybetween him and the President and War Office, for many had one plan and the Washington officials seemed to haveanother, at almost every stage of the war thus far. Politics entered 78 HISTORY OF THE TWENTY-FOURTH MAJOR-GENERAL GEORGE B. McCLELLAN. largely into the debate, and as our regiment had served under himonly thirty days, it seems inappropriate to discuss the matter inthis volume. He issued the following farewell address: Headquarters of the Army of the Potomac, )Camp near Rectortown, Va., Nov. 7, 1862. ) Officers and Soldiers of the Army of the Potomac : An order of the President devolves upon Major-General Burnside the commandof this Army. In parting from you, I cannot express the love and gratitude I bear to>you. As an army you have grown up in my care. In you I have never found doubtor coldness. The battles you have fought under my command will probably live inour Nations history. The glory you have achieved over mutual perils and fatigues,the graves of our comrades fallen in battle and disease, the broken forms of thosewhom wounds and sickness have disabled, the stron
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