Report of the Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War in Three PartsU.S. Government Printing Office, 1863 - Ball's Bluff, Battle of, Va., 1861 |
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... land . LINE OF OPERATIONS . After this long period of inaction of the army of the Potomac , the President of the United States , on the 31st of January , 1862 , issued the following order : " President's Special War Order No. 1 ...
... land . LINE OF OPERATIONS . After this long period of inaction of the army of the Potomac , the President of the United States , on the 31st of January , 1862 , issued the following order : " President's Special War Order No. 1 ...
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... land , as the more expeditious mode , and that he and his forces be explicitly placed under his orders , " in the ordinary way . " He closes his letter by saying : " I believe there is a great struggle before this army , but I am ...
... land , as the more expeditious mode , and that he and his forces be explicitly placed under his orders , " in the ordinary way . " He closes his letter by saying : " I believe there is a great struggle before this army , but I am ...
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... land he will reach you in five days after starting ; whereas , by water , he would not reach you in two weeks , judging by past experience . Franklin's single division did not reach you in ten days after I ordered it . " Preparations ...
... land he will reach you in five days after starting ; whereas , by water , he would not reach you in two weeks , judging by past experience . Franklin's single division did not reach you in ten days after I ordered it . " Preparations ...
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... . Preparations continued to be made in Washington to send down by land from Fredericksburg the remainder of General McDowell's corps , he being directed to co - operate fully with General McClellan , but 22 CONDUCT OF THE WAR .
... . Preparations continued to be made in Washington to send down by land from Fredericksburg the remainder of General McDowell's corps , he being directed to co - operate fully with General McClellan , but 22 CONDUCT OF THE WAR .
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... land at Alexandria and be immediately pushed out to Pope . Send the troops where the fighting is . Let me know when Couch arrives , as I may have other information by that time .. * Send trans- ports to Aquia to bring up Burnside's ...
... land at Alexandria and be immediately pushed out to Pope . Send the troops where the fighting is . Let me know when Couch arrives , as I may have other information by that time .. * Send trans- ports to Aquia to bring up Burnside's ...
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a. m. to-morrow advance Alexandria Answer Aquia creek arrived artillery attack batteries battle battle of Williamsburg Bottom's Bridge bridge brigade Burnside Captain cavalry Centreville chairman Chandler Chickahominy Colonel committee met pursuant corps cross despatch direction division enemy enemy's fight following witnesses force Fort Monroe fortifications Fortress Monroe Franklin Fredericksburg Frémont front G. B. MCCLELLAN General-in-Chief Gooch guns H. W. HALLECK Harper's Ferry HEADQUARTERS ARMY Heintzelman horses infantry James river land Major General H. W. Major General MCCLELLAN Manassas McDowell miles military morning move movement night o'clock Odell officers operations opinion peninsula pontoons position Potomac President pursuant to adjournment quartermaster Question railroad Rappahannock re-enforcements rebels received regiments retreat Richmond road Secretary Secretary of War sent side Sumner supplies suppose telegraph tion troops wagons WAR DEPARTMENT Warrenton Washington Williamsburg York river Yorktown