. Reminiscences of General Herman Haupt; giving hitherto unpublished official orders, personal narratives of important military operations, and interviews with President Lincoln, Secretary Stanton, General-in-chief Halleck, and with Generals McDowell, McClellan, Meade, Hancock, Burnside, and others in command of the armies in the field, and his impression of these men . notified General Burnsideto arrange for a meeting with him the next day, and that GeneralMeigs and General Haupt would accompany him, asking GeneralBurnside also to carefully consider the views of the President asexpressed in a
. Reminiscences of General Herman Haupt; giving hitherto unpublished official orders, personal narratives of important military operations, and interviews with President Lincoln, Secretary Stanton, General-in-chief Halleck, and with Generals McDowell, McClellan, Meade, Hancock, Burnside, and others in command of the armies in the field, and his impression of these men . notified General Burnsideto arrange for a meeting with him the next day, and that GeneralMeigs and General Haupt would accompany him, asking GeneralBurnside also to carefully consider the views of the President asexpressed in a letter of September 13, of which he inclosed a copy,that it might be talked over understandingly when they met. At this interview, at which I was present by request of Gen-eral Halleck, General Burnside expressed a strong disinclinationto take the command. He said: I am not fit for it. There aremany more in the army better fitted than I am; but if you and thePresident insist, I will take it and do the best I can. After other matters were settled, I endeavored to impressupon the General the absolute necessity of preventing militaryinterference with the trains, and the importance of prompt unload-ing and returning of cars. On November 12, 1862, an order was received from the Sec-retary of War to give receipt for property delivered to railroadsfor OENEBAL HERMAN HAUPT. 163 Washington, November 12, H. Haupt, United States Volunteers. Sir: The Secretary of War directs that you instruct your agentsto give receipts for all supplies heretofore turned over to them for trans-portation to the staff officers accountable for such supplies. I am, sir, very respectfully, your obedient servant, E. D. TOWNSEKD, Assistant Adjutant-General. Attempts had been made previously by officers, both of theQuartermaster and Commissary Department, to induce our agentsto give receipts for Government property. Such requests weresimply absurd and unreasonable. The Rail
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