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Title: The great Civil War : a history of the late rebellion, with biographical sketches of leading statesmen also distinguished naval and military commanders, etc.
Year: 1862 (1860s)
Authors: Tomes, Robert, 1817-1882 Smith, Benjamin G
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Publisher: New York : Virtue and Yorston
Contributing Library: Boston Public Library
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by whom nothing was attemptedto embarrass the movement. It wasreported* that Major-General Mc-Clellan had stoutly protested against itspolicy, and even went so far as to repairto Fortress Monroe, from there to holdtelegraphic communication with the au-thorities at Washington, and if possibleto induce them to alter their plan of op-erations. General McClellan contended thatinasmuch as Pope has drawn the larg-est portion of the rebel forces to theShenandoah valley, our army couldmarch into Richmond within twenty-four hours after receiving orders to thateffect. But the Army of the Potomacmust leave its advanced position, giveup the hard-earned laurels won on thepeninsula, and return—where ? Prob-ably to a place where stereotyped dis-patches may be sent every day that everything is quiet on the lines of thePotomac There is not a man inMcClellans entire army, who has thefaculty to reflect upon the state of af-fairs, that does not hang his head in Correspondent N. Y. fferald, Aug. 19. f J
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THE WAR IN THE WEST. 359 mortification at the idea of a retrogrademovement. Every one regrets it, andthe question among them naturall)^arises, What are we to do next V The public confidence was encouraged, however, by a movement which securedthe safety of an army so dearly cherishedfor its proven courage, and set it free toperform that service to the country ofwhich it was known to be capable. CHAPTER XXX. The Character of the War in the West.—Beauregards Army broken up.—Disposition of its parts.—General Braggsucceeds Beauregard.—Rumors in regard to the latter.—Movements of Bragg.—Van Dorn at Vicksburg.—KirbySmith at Chattanooga.—Price on the Mississippi.—Disposition of the Union Generals in the West.—A war of Posts.—Advantage to the Enemy.—The Guerrilla Warfare.—Audacious Exploits of Morgan.—His Raid into Kentucky.—Ohio and Indiana invaded.—General Alarm.—Safe return of Morgan.—His Deeds summed up.—Again in theSaddle —Capture of Gallatin.—Att

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