. Ridpath's history of the world : being an account of the principal events in the career of the human race from the beginnings of civilization to the present time, comprising the development of social instititions and the story of all nations . red and twenty thousand of hismen for Fortress Monroe, with a view to pro-ceeding from that point up the peninsula be-tween the James and York Rivers. Thetransfer of the troops occupied the time to the4th of A[>ril, when the Union Army leftFortress Monroe for Yorktown. The latterplace was held by a garrison of ten thousand 124 UNIVERSAL HISTORY.—THE
. Ridpath's history of the world : being an account of the principal events in the career of the human race from the beginnings of civilization to the present time, comprising the development of social instititions and the story of all nations . red and twenty thousand of hismen for Fortress Monroe, with a view to pro-ceeding from that point up the peninsula be-tween the James and York Rivers. Thetransfer of the troops occupied the time to the4th of A[>ril, when the Union Army leftFortress Monroe for Yorktown. The latterplace was held by a garrison of ten thousand 124 UNIVERSAL HISTORY.—THE MODERN WORLD. Confederates, under General Magruder, andyet with so small a force McClellans advance?»sas delayed for a whole month. It was oneof the military peculiarities of the UnionGeneral to overestimate the forces of hisenemy, and to display undue caution in hispresence. At last, on the 4th of May, York-town was taken by siege, and the FederalArmy moved forward to Williamsburg, wherethe Confederates made a second stand, butwere defeated with severe losses. Four daysafterwards a third engagement occurred atWest Point, at the confluence of the Mat-tapony and the Pamunkey. Here the Con-federates were affaiu overwhelmed and driven. ROBERT EDWARD back. The way now lay open to Richmondas far as the Chickahominy, ten miles northof the city. The Union Army reached thatstream without further resistance, and crossedat a place called Bottoms Bridge. Wliile this movement was in progress. Gen-eral AVool, (oramandant of Fortress Monroe,had, on the 10th of May, led an expeditionagainst Norfolk and recaptured that townfrom the Confederates. The garrison with-drew on the Union Generals approach, andmarched off to join in the defense of the following day the iron-clad Vmjiniawas blown up, to save her from capture bythe Federals. The James River was thusopened for the ingress of the National trans- ports, laden with supplies for the Army of thePotomac. McClellan now adv
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