. The story of American heroism; thrilling narratives of personal adventures during the great Civil war, as told by the medal winners and roll of honor men . h the other part of the army hehimself advanced on Hagerstown. General McClellan. who slowly andwith caution was following Lees movements, found at Frederick. adispatch from Pee to General I). H. Hill, which had been dropped in thelatters encampment. This disclosed to him bees entire plan of campaignand the division of his army. With more 1 han his usual promptness McClellanthrewr himself, on September 14. upon Turners and Cramptons
. The story of American heroism; thrilling narratives of personal adventures during the great Civil war, as told by the medal winners and roll of honor men . h the other part of the army hehimself advanced on Hagerstown. General McClellan. who slowly andwith caution was following Lees movements, found at Frederick. adispatch from Pee to General I). H. Hill, which had been dropped in thelatters encampment. This disclosed to him bees entire plan of campaignand the division of his army. With more 1 han his usual promptness McClellanthrewr himself, on September 14. upon Turners and Cramptons (Japs. These AMERICAN I1KROISM. 283 were stubbornly held till next day. when Lei1 fell back to for Lee. Harpers Ferry surrendered with 12,000 prisoners earlyon the morning of the 15th. releasing the besieging force. Of these. Walkersdivision, with Jackson himself, rejoined Lee north of the Potomac at Sharps-burg on the afternoon of the 16th. McLaws and A. P. Hill joined him thereduring the battle on the 17th — McLaws at 9 a. and A. P. Hill at 3 p. m.,and each just in time to prevent the destruction of the army. With Finding The Dispatch. men in line, as against Lees General McClellan should have capturedthe Confederate army, for fighting with the river at its back, any disastercould not have been retrieved. Besides, till 9 a. m., Lee had only 25,000 men,and this number was not finally raised to 35,000 till the arrival of A. P. Hillafter 3 p. m. There were no breastworks, nor time nor opportunity affordedto make any. General McClellan was an excellent general, but his overcautionsaved Lees army. He greatly overestimated the numbers opposed to telegraphed to President Lincoln during the battle that Lee had 95,000 284 THE STORY OF men. Had he known that in truth Lee had only 25,000 men when the battleopened, the history of the war and General McClellans fortunes would havebeen essentially different. This much has been said to giv
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