. The Civil War and the Constitution 1859-1865 . t Centreville and Aquia Creek back into theinterior. The temper of the Northern people began by Octoberto change again, and a decided impatience for anotherThe North advance became manifest. The weather wasaennew *&Z magnificent, the army was well organized,vance. equipped, and drilled, and in fine spirits, and the condition on the lower Potomac was , though still exaggerating in his own mindand in his representations the strength of the enemy,was made to feel that he must begin operations. On the19th of October, he ordered
. The Civil War and the Constitution 1859-1865 . t Centreville and Aquia Creek back into theinterior. The temper of the Northern people began by Octoberto change again, and a decided impatience for anotherThe North advance became manifest. The weather wasaennew *&Z magnificent, the army was well organized,vance. equipped, and drilled, and in fine spirits, and the condition on the lower Potomac was , though still exaggerating in his own mindand in his representations the strength of the enemy,was made to feel that he must begin operations. On the19th of October, he ordered a general reconnoissance alonghis front in the direction of Centreville. General McCall,who commanded the extreme right of the army on thewest bank of the river, marched his division throughDranesville to within fifteen miles of Leesburg withoutdiscovering any signs of the enemy. He returned toDranesville under order from McClellan, who feared thatJohnston might sally forth from Centreville and strikethe division in its exposed left Field of Operations in Virginia. THE MILITARY MOVEMENTS OF 1861 261 On the next day, McClellans Assistant Adjutant-Gen-eral, A. V. Colburn, sent the following despatch to Gen-eral Stone at Poolesville on the Maryland The disasterside of the river above Georgetown : Gen- at Bal18 Bluf£-eral McClellan desires me to inform you that GeneralMcCall occupied Dranesville yesterday and is still send out heavy reconnoissances to-day in all direc-tions from that point. The General desires that youkeep a good lookout upon Leesburg, to see if this move-ment has the effect to drive them away. Perhaps aslight demonstration on your part would have the effectto move them. General Stone very naturally concludedfrom the language of this order that he was commandedto send a detachment of his troops across the river inthe direction of Leesburg. Leesburg was some milesback from the river, and was concealed from Poolesvilleby a high point on the Virgi
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