Report of Major-General George B. McClellan, Upon the Organization of the Army of the Potomac, and its Campaigns in Virginia and Maryland, From July 26, 1861, to November 7, 1862 - Couverture rigide

McClellan, George Brinton

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ISBN 10 : 1341790533 ISBN 13 : 9781341790539

Editeur : Palala Press, 2015

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Présentation de l'éditeur

New York, August 4, 1SC3. Sir: I have the honor to submit herein tho official report of the o3erations of the army of the Potomac while under my charge. A ccom panying it are the reports of the corps, division and subordinate commanders, pertaining to the various engagements, battles and occurrenccr of the campaigns, and important document Bconnected with its organization, supply, and movements. These, with lists of maps and memoranda submitted, will be found appended, duly arranged, and marked for convenient reference. Charged, in the spring of 1861, with the operations in the department of the Ohio, which included the States of I llinois, I ndiana, Ohio, and latterly Western Virginia, it had become my duty to counteract the hostile designs of the enemy in Western Virginia, which were immediately directed to the destruction of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad and the possession of the Kanawha valley, with the ultimate object of gaining Wheeling and the control of the Ohio river. The successful affairs of Phillippi, Rich Mountain, Carrick s Ford, c., had been fought, and I had acquired possession of all Western Virginia north of the Kanawha valley, as well as the lower portion of that valley. I had determined to proceed to the relief of the upper Kanawha valley, as soon as provision was made for the permanent defence of the mountain passes leading from the east into the region under control, when I received at Beverly, in Randolph county, on the 21st of July, 1861, intelligence of the unfortunate result of the battle of Manassas, fought on that day. On the 22d I received an order by telegraph, directing me to turn over my command to Brigadier General Rosecrans, and repair at once to Washington. I had already caused reconnoissances to be made for intrenchments at the Cheat Mountain pass; also on the Hunterville road, near Elkwater, and at Red House,,near the m
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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Palala Press
• Date d'édition: 2015
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1341790533
• ISBN 13: 9781341790539
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 162
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible