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Tag Archives: Army of the Potomac
Enemy Campfires Increasing
From a Seneca County, New York newspaper in 1862: From Gen. Burnside’s Army. FALMOUTH, Va. Nov. 26. It is expected the railroad will be finished to-morrow from Acquia Creek to the Rappahannock, opposite Fredericksburg. The bridge over Potomac Creek was … Continue reading
Snowed
The New-York Times was published on this date 150 years ago before word got back North that General McClellan had been relieved of command. It seems ironic that for all the general’s dilly-dallying (from President Lincoln’s perspective), the lead headline … Continue reading
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Any day now
Civil War Daily Gazette has been doing a great job giving us the interplay between President Lincoln and General McClellan as the president tries to gently goad his general into getting the army south of the Potomac and attacking the … Continue reading
Rejoice! (at least for today)
Reasons to procrastinate – the president marks the ways 150 years ago this President Lincoln resorted to sarcasm to try to get George McClellan and his Army of the Potomac south of the Potomac. As the Stars and Bars Blog … Continue reading
“A Probable Siege of Two or Three Days”
From The New-York Times April 8, 1862: IMPORTANT WAR NEWS; Gen. McClellan Before Yorktown with the National Army. The Water Batteries on York River Shelled Out by Our Gunboats. Gen. Magruder in Yorktown with 30,000 Rebel Troops. Shipping Point in … Continue reading
Clemency, This Time
From The New-York Times September 10, 1861: THE GREAT REBELLION.; … SPECIAL DISPATCH FR0M WASHINGTON. … WASHINGTON, Monday, Sept. 9. … DISPATCH TO THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. WASHINGTON, Monday, Sept. 9. Major-General MCCLELLAN has issued the following order: HEAD-QUARTERS OF THE … Continue reading
