Personal reminiscences of James AScrymser, in times of peace and war . Reproduced by the kind permission of the publishers. Professional Memoirs. brief but effective statement that his command would fight when-ever and wherever ordered, and that the only demoralization ofwhich he was cognizant was in that tent. The scene, as I have said, must have been a dramatic the remarks of General Smith the conference broke up. Itis sufficient to state that the proclamation of conditional emanci-pation was read the following day to the Army, at dress parade, asordered by President Lincoln. 37 Th
Personal reminiscences of James AScrymser, in times of peace and war . Reproduced by the kind permission of the publishers. Professional Memoirs. brief but effective statement that his command would fight when-ever and wherever ordered, and that the only demoralization ofwhich he was cognizant was in that tent. The scene, as I have said, must have been a dramatic the remarks of General Smith the conference broke up. Itis sufficient to state that the proclamation of conditional emanci-pation was read the following day to the Army, at dress parade, asordered by President Lincoln. 37 The Army of the Potomac Not DemoraHzed ON May 30, 1909, there appeared an article in The New YorkTribune, entitled A Chapter of Unwritten History, byGeorge W. SmaUey. In this article, Mr. Smalley states that, after the Battle ofChancellorsville, in May, 1863, he was sent by the managingeditor of The Tribune on a mission of inquiry to the Army of thePotomac, the mission being to ascertain who the Army of thePotomac wanted for a leader. I have nothing to say in regard to that feature of his missionbut I do feel that I should combat Mr. Smalley
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