. Abraham Lincoln and the battles of the Civil War . spent when he reachedGeneral Meades headquarters and, after somewrangling, penetrated to his tent. Meade was asleep, and when awakenedwas confounded by the sight of an officer from GEXERAL HOOKERS APPOINTMENT AND REMOVAL. the War Department standing over him. Heafterwards said that, in his semi-stupor, hisfirst thought was that he was to be taken toWashington in arrest, though no reason oc-curred to him why he should be. When herealized the state of affairs lie became muchagitated, protesting against being placed incommand of an army which w
. Abraham Lincoln and the battles of the Civil War . spent when he reachedGeneral Meades headquarters and, after somewrangling, penetrated to his tent. Meade was asleep, and when awakenedwas confounded by the sight of an officer from GEXERAL HOOKERS APPOINTMENT AND REMOVAL. the War Department standing over him. Heafterwards said that, in his semi-stupor, hisfirst thought was that he was to be taken toWashington in arrest, though no reason oc-curred to him why he should be. When herealized the state of affairs lie became muchagitated, protesting against being placed incommand of an army which was looking to-wards Reynolds as the successor, if Hookershould be displaced; referring to the personalfriendship between Reynolds and himselfwhich would make the Presidents order an in-strument of injustice to both ; urging the heav-iness of the responsibility so suddenly placedupon him, in presence of the enemy and whenhe was totally ignorant of the positions anddispositions of the army he was to take incharge; and strenuously objecting to the re-. quirement that he should go to Hookersheadquarters to take over the command with-out being sent for by the commanding-generalas McClellan had sent for Burnside and thelatter for Hooker. It was a mental relief tothe stern Secretary of War, when GeneralMeades spontaneous utterances were reportedto him, to note that he had uttered no protestagainst Hookers being relieved of the com-mand, even in what might almost be calledthe presence of the enemy. This silence onthe part of a man so regardless of himself, soregardful of others, Mr. Stanton accepted asbeing, in itself, his complete vindication. After taking Colonel Hardies opinion, asa professional soldier, that he had no lawfuldiscretion to vary from the orders given,horses and an escort were ordered out andthe party proceeded to general headquarters,some miles distant. Hardie undertook tobreak the news to Hooker, who did not needto be told anything after seeing who hisvisitors were.
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