. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers, based upon "The Century war series." . hominy, and it was hoped that his advance againstRichmond, so long delayed, might be facilitated by vigorous use of the Armyof Virginia. During the preparation for the march of the corps of Banks and Sigeltoward Sperryville and Little Washington, began the series of battles whichpreceded and attended the retreat of General McClellan from the Chicka-hominy toward Harrisons Landing. When first General McCleUan began to intimate by his dispatches
. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers, based upon "The Century war series." . hominy, and it was hoped that his advance againstRichmond, so long delayed, might be facilitated by vigorous use of the Armyof Virginia. During the preparation for the march of the corps of Banks and Sigeltoward Sperryville and Little Washington, began the series of battles whichpreceded and attended the retreat of General McClellan from the Chicka-hominy toward Harrisons Landing. When first General McCleUan began to intimate by his dispatches that hedesigned making this retreat toward the James River, I suggested to thePresident the impolicy of such a movement, and the serious consequences 4 The Presidents order constituting the Army of McClellans right near Mechanicsville. General Virginia is dated June 26th. On that day the Pope took command on the 27th; on that day was second of the Seven Days battles referred to in fought the battle of Gainess Mill, and the march the next paragraph began with Lees attack on to the James began that night.— Editors. THE SECOND BATTLE OF BULL ^KT^Jb that would be likely to result from it; I urged upon him that he seud ordersto General McClellan, if he were unable to maintain his position on the Chiek-ahominy, and were pushed by superior forces of the enemy, to mass his wholeforce on the north side of that stream, even at the risk of losing some of hismaterial of war, and endeavor to retire in the direction of Hanover CourtHouse, but in no event to retreat farther south than the White House on thePamunkey River. I told the President that by the movement to the JamesRiver the whole army of the enemy would be interposed between General Mc-Clellan and myself, and that they would then be able to strike in either direc-tion as might seem most advantageous to them; that this movement wouldleave entirely unprotected, except so far as the small force under my commandcould protect i
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