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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... necessary preliminaries . ” The returns of General McClellan to the Adjutant General's office give the following as the strength of the army on the peninsula on the 20th of June : Present for duty , 115,102 ; special duty , sick and in ...
... necessary preliminaries . ” The returns of General McClellan to the Adjutant General's office give the following as the strength of the army on the peninsula on the 20th of June : Present for duty , 115,102 ; special duty , sick and in ...
Page 28
... necessary preliminary to a movement . " 6 Question . About how many men had been lost from the 25th of June until you reached Harrison's Bar , in killed , wounded ; and missing ? " Answer . I think the loss was about 14,000 ; but I ...
... necessary preliminary to a movement . " 6 Question . About how many men had been lost from the 25th of June until you reached Harrison's Bar , in killed , wounded ; and missing ? " Answer . I think the loss was about 14,000 ; but I ...
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... necessary to devote so much space to the campaign in Maryland . The same mind that controlled the movements upon the Peninsula controlled those in Maryland , and the same general features characterize the one campaign that characterized ...
... necessary to devote so much space to the campaign in Maryland . The same mind that controlled the movements upon the Peninsula controlled those in Maryland , and the same general features characterize the one campaign that characterized ...
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... necessary men . I did send the staff officer over , but General McClellan con- cluded not to renew the attack the next day . 66 Question . Would there have been any difficulty in furnishing the 5,000 fresh troops which you desired , as ...
... necessary men . I did send the staff officer over , but General McClellan con- cluded not to renew the attack the next day . 66 Question . Would there have been any difficulty in furnishing the 5,000 fresh troops which you desired , as ...
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... necessary to send new regiments at once to the old corps for purposes of instruction , and that the old regiments be filled at once . * * " My own view of the proper policy to be pursued is to retain in Washington merely the force necessary ...
... necessary to send new regiments at once to the old corps for purposes of instruction , and that the old regiments be filled at once . * * " My own view of the proper policy to be pursued is to retain in Washington merely the force necessary ...
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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