Abraham Lincoln : a history . gain withheld fromhim, to follow the latter route. On one point there canbe no question, that the position of his army, as alreadygiven, along the left bank of the Chickahominy from Bot-1862. toms towards New Bridge, on May 20, with the White lLord Wolseley, relying upon had, in letters to his wife, an- McClellans erroneous statement, nounced his intention to close makes it the basis of an attack up on the Chickahominy and his upon the Administration of Mr. expectation of a battle between Lincoln, which is clearly met and there and Richmond. He had refuted by Gene
Abraham Lincoln : a history . gain withheld fromhim, to follow the latter route. On one point there canbe no question, that the position of his army, as alreadygiven, along the left bank of the Chickahominy from Bot-1862. toms towards New Bridge, on May 20, with the White lLord Wolseley, relying upon had, in letters to his wife, an- McClellans erroneous statement, nounced his intention to close makes it the basis of an attack up on the Chickahominy and his upon the Administration of Mr. expectation of a battle between Lincoln, which is clearly met and there and Richmond. He had refuted by General James B. Fry resolved upon the line of opera- inthe North American Review tions he adopted even before he for December, 1889. He shows left Washington (see Report of not only that McClellan had es- March 19), and it was only after tablished his depots on the Pa- his misfortunes that he bethought munkey before the letter of the himself of charging the Govern- 18th reached him, but that he ment with having forced him to FROM WILLIAMSBURG TO FAIR OAKS 385 House, on the Panmnkey, as the base of supplies, was one chap. McClellans own choice, uninfluenced by McDowells wet>t>,movements. Sffi»* p. 87. It required ten days after the fight at Williams-burg for McClellans headquarters to reach Cumber-land Landing, on the south bank of the Pamunkey,and on the next day he established his permanentdepot at White House, near by. On the 21st the May, was brought together and established in lineon the Chickahominy, the right wing being aboutseven and the left about twelve miles from Rich-mond, from which they were separated by twoformidable barriers — the rebel army, and the riverwith its environment of woods and swamps, itsfever-breathing airs and its sudden floods. TheChickahominy was first attacked. General Mc-Clellan began at once with great energy the build-ing of several bridges over the stream, a work ofspecial difficulty on account of the boggy banks,w
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