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Identifier: lifepublicservi01gorh (find matches)
Title: Life and public services of Edwin M. Stanton
Year: 1899 (1890s)
Authors: Gorham, George Congdon, 1832-1909
Subjects: Stanton, Edwin McMasters, 1814-1869
Publisher: Boston, New York, Houghton, Mifflin and company
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that the other corpsnot so ordered to remain go forward to General McClellan asspeedily as possible. That General McClellan commence hisforward movements from his new base at once, and that suchincidental modifications as the foregoing may render properbe also made. A. Lincoln. Thus was McClellans reckless attempt to override thePresidents order for the protection of the capitaldefeated by the vigilance of Secretary Stanton. In-stead of relieving him from command for this flagrantand dangerous act of insubordination, Mr. Lincolncaused the following dispatch to be sent to him,April 4: — By direction of the President, General McDowells corpshas been detached from the forces under your immediatecommand, and the general is ordered to report to the Secre-tary of War. On the same day, General McClellan was informed ofthe creation of two new departments, — one, the Depart-ment of the Shenandoah, under General Banks, and theother, the Department of the Kappahannock, underGeneral McDowell.
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CHAPTER LII On the Peninsula. — Stanton to McClellan. — The Siege of York-town. — Manassas repeated. — Preparations and no Attack forThirty Days.—Yorktown then evacuated. — Loud Demand forTroops, which were sent and never used. — McClellans DailyPromises to Stanton daily broken. — Said he would have at-tacked on the 6th of May if the Enemy had not retreated on the4th. On April 5 McClellan was on the peninsula with121,500 men, independent of General Wools commandof 15,000 at Fortress Monroe. The first substantialobstacle to his advance was Yorktown, garrisoned, as hereported, by not less than 15,000 troops under thecommand of General Magruder. The enemy wereabout 15,000 strong at Norfolk. General McClellanassures us in his report that if he could only havehad men enough, instead of only 121,500, he wouldhave driven the enemy into Richmond, and followedthem in by rapid movements. Being deprived ofMcDowells corps (which he never had, nor had anyright to expect) he was inc

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  • booksubject:Stanton__Edwin_McMasters__1814_1869
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