. Abraham Lincoln and the battles of the Civil War . ertake any operation jus-tified by its numbers, andwas in an excellent posi-tion to advance by eitherbank of the James. [Endof finished draft.)# # # # #It was at last upon itstrue line of operations,which 1 had been unableto adopt at an earlier dayin consequence of the Sec-retary of Wars peremptoryorder of the 18th of Mayrequiring the right wing tobe extended to the northof Richmond in order toestablish communicationwith General McDowell wasthen under orders to ad-vance from Fredericks-burg, but never came,because, in spite
. Abraham Lincoln and the battles of the Civil War . ertake any operation jus-tified by its numbers, andwas in an excellent posi-tion to advance by eitherbank of the James. [Endof finished draft.)# # # # #It was at last upon itstrue line of operations,which 1 had been unableto adopt at an earlier dayin consequence of the Sec-retary of Wars peremptoryorder of the 18th of Mayrequiring the right wing tobe extended to the northof Richmond in order toestablish communicationwith General McDowell wasthen under orders to ad-vance from Fredericks-burg, but never came,because, in spite of hisearnest protest, these or-ders were countermandedfrom Washington, and hewas sent upon a fruitlessexpedition towards theShenandoah instead ofbeing permitted to join me,as he could have done, atthe time of the affair ofHanover Court House. I urged in vain thatthe Army of the Potomacshould remain on the lineof the James, and that itshould resume the offensiveas soon as reenforced tothe full extent of the means i-4 FROM THE FEXIXSCLA TO GENERAL McCLELLAN RIDING THE LINE OF BATTLE AT ANTIETAM.(BY EDWIN FORBES, AFTER HIS SKETCH MADE AT THE TIME.) The troops were Hookers and Sedgwicks, and the time about n A. M. of September 17. General McClellan rode his black horse, Daniel Webster, which, on account of the difficulty of keeping pace with him, was better known to the staff as that devil Dan.— Editor. in possession of the Government. Had theArmy of the Potomac been permitted to re-main on the line of the James, I would havecrossed to the south bank of that river, andwhile engaging Lees, attention in front ofMalvern, have made a rapid movement inforce on Petersburg, having gained which, Iwould have operated against Richmond andits communications from the west, havingalready gained those from the south. Subsequent events proved that Lee did notmove northward from Richmond with hisarmy until assured that the Army of the Po-tomac was actually on its way to Fort Monroe;a
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