. Ohio in the war; her statement, generals and soldiers . only too well con- ••■•William Henry Hurlbert, a partisan of McClellans, then in Richmond, says of the effectof this defeat in the Rebel capital: The roads into Richmond were literally crowded withstragglers, some throwing away their guns, some breaking them on the trees—all with the samestory, that their regiments had been cut to pieces, that the Yankees were swarming on the Chick-ahominy like bees, and fighting like devils. In two days of the succeeding week the Provost-marshals guard collected between four thousand and five thousand
. Ohio in the war; her statement, generals and soldiers . only too well con- ••■•William Henry Hurlbert, a partisan of McClellans, then in Richmond, says of the effectof this defeat in the Rebel capital: The roads into Richmond were literally crowded withstragglers, some throwing away their guns, some breaking them on the trees—all with the samestory, that their regiments had been cut to pieces, that the Yankees were swarming on the Chick-ahominy like bees, and fighting like devils. In two days of the succeeding week the Provost-marshals guard collected between four thousand and five thousand stragglers, and sent them intocamp. What had become of the command no one knew. If to these five thousand stragglers beadded the seven thousand Rebel loss in the battle, we have an aggregate of twelve thousand takenout of a force which at best did not yet exceed sixty-five thousand around Richmond. Underthe circumstances would not McClellans one hundred thousand have had a fair chance for van-quishing the remainder ? GrEOEGE B. McClellaN. 295. SOME OF THE ROUTES TO, AND BATTLE-FIELDS AROUND, RICHMOND. Geokge B. McClellan. 297 tent at having so narrowly escaj)ed the destruction of one-third of his army,General McClellan recalled Sumner from the pursuit, when within four miles ofRichmond, and sent his troops to resume their old positions. He was not onthe field during the fighting, and his only share in bringing about the barrenvictory consisted in directing Sumner to cross, after that old hero had for hoursbeen awaiting such orders. And now began a change, of ill-omen to the j^rocrastinating General on theChickahominy, and to the brave army he was keeping out of action. GeneralJohnston, who had hitherto controlled the Eebel movements around Richmond,had never been a favorite with their Government, and his representations of thenecessity of concentration to opjjose McClellans advance had fallen upon unwill-ing ears. At the very time when this latter officer was telegrap
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