Report of Major-General B. McClellan: Upon the Organization of the Army of the Potomac, and Its Campaigns in Virginia and Maryland, from July 26, 1861, to November 7, 1862 |
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10-pounder Parrott advance Alexandria Antietam Aquia Aquia Creek arrived artillery attack August bank battery battle Bottom's Bridge bridge brigade Brigadier-General Burnside camp campaign Captain cavalry Chickahominy Colonel column corps Couch's division Creek cross defence depots despatch direction enemy enemy's eral field fire flank Fort Monroe Franklin front G. B. MCCLELLAN General-in-Chief guard guns Harper's Ferry HEADQUARTERS ARMY Heintzelman Hill Hooker horses infantry intrenchments James River land Major-General Commanding Major-General H. W. HALLECK Major-General MCCLELLAN Manassas Maryland ment miles Monroe morning move movement necessary night occupied officers operations Parrott guns Peninsula Pope Porter position possible Potomac President Quartermaster railroad rear Rebels reconnoissance regiments reinforcements Richmond road Rohrersville Savage's Station Secretary Secretary of War sent Sharpsburg soon Sumner supplies telegram telegraphed tion transportation troops United States Army United States cavalry vicinity Virginia wagons Warrenton Washington Williamsburg wounded York volunteers Yorktown