. The boys of '61; or, Four years of fighting. Personal observation with the army and navy, from the first battle of Bull run to the fall of Richmond . was marchingout from Washington to picket the Potomac from Washingtonto Point of Rocks. General Patterson was on the upper Poto-mac, General McClellan and General Rosecrans, with Virginiaand Ohio troops, were driving the Rebels from Rich Mountain,while General McDowell was preparing to move upon Ma-nassas. These were all new names to the public. Patterson hadserved in the Mexican war, but the people had forgotten was known only as
. The boys of '61; or, Four years of fighting. Personal observation with the army and navy, from the first battle of Bull run to the fall of Richmond . was marchingout from Washington to picket the Potomac from Washingtonto Point of Rocks. General Patterson was on the upper Poto-mac, General McClellan and General Rosecrans, with Virginiaand Ohio troops, were driving the Rebels from Rich Mountain,while General McDowell was preparing to move upon Ma-nassas. These were all new names to the public. Patterson hadserved in the Mexican war, but the people had forgotten was known only as an engineer, who had made areport concerning the proposed railroad to the Pacific, and hadvisited Russia during the Crimean war. General Wool wasin New York, old and feeble, too far advanced in life to takethe field. The people were looking up to General Scott as theHercules of the hour. Some one had called him the GreatCaptain of the Age. He was of gigantic stature, and hadfought gallantly on the Canadian frontier in 1812, and withhis well-appointed army had marched in triumph into the Cityof Mexico. The events of the last war with England, and. 1861.] BEGINNING OF THE CONFLICT. 5 that with Mexico, in which General Scott was always thecentral figure, had been rehearsed by the stump-orators of agreat political party during an exciting campaign. His like-ness was familiar to every American. It was to be found inparlors, saloons, beer-shops, and in all public places, — repre-senting him as a hero in gold-embroidered coat, epaulets, cha-peau, and nodding plume. His was the genius to direct thegathering hosts. So the people believed. He was a Virgin-ian, but loyal. The newspapers lauded him. General Scott is watching the Rebels with sleepless vigi-lance, was the not unfrequent telegraphic despatch sent fromWashington. But he was seventy-five years of age. His powers were fail-ing. His old wound troubled him at times. He could walkonly with difficulty, and it tired him to ride the
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