. Abraham Lincoln and the battles of the Civil War . ^- - »?- _ THE OLD^ULL DOG ON THE RIGHT TRACK. From the Collection of the New York Historical Society. ABRAHAM LINCOLN: A HISTORY.*LINCOLN AND McCLELLAN. BY JOHN G. NICOLAY AND JOHN HAY, PRIVATE SECRETARIES TO THE THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC. rf^N the day after tlie battleof Bull Run, General Mc-Clellan was ordered toWashington. He arrivedthere on the 26th of July,and the next day assumedcommand of the divisionof the Potomac, compris-ing the troops in and around ^\ashlngton onboth banks of the river. In his report he says: There were
. Abraham Lincoln and the battles of the Civil War . ^- - »?- _ THE OLD^ULL DOG ON THE RIGHT TRACK. From the Collection of the New York Historical Society. ABRAHAM LINCOLN: A HISTORY.*LINCOLN AND McCLELLAN. BY JOHN G. NICOLAY AND JOHN HAY, PRIVATE SECRETARIES TO THE THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC. rf^N the day after tlie battleof Bull Run, General Mc-Clellan was ordered toWashington. He arrivedthere on the 26th of July,and the next day assumedcommand of the divisionof the Potomac, compris-ing the troops in and around ^\ashlngton onboth banks of the river. In his report he says: There were about 50,000 infantry, less than 1000cavahy, and 650 artillerymen, with 9 imperfect neld-batteries of 30 pieces. . There was nothing toprevent the enemy shelling the city from heights withineasy range, which could be occupied by a hostilecolumn almost without resistance. Many soldiers haddeserted, and the streets of Washington were crowded ^>^:-1J^ soon reduced the place to perfect order, whichwas never again disturbed during the war. De-serters were arrested, stragglers sent back totheir regiments, and the streets rendered morequiet and secure than those of most cities inprofound peace. A great army was speedily formed. The50,000 that General McClellan found in
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