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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00664.01 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1862 |
| Title | George Brinton McClellan to Henry W. Halleck regarding troop movements around Richmond and Washington |
| Date | 28 May 1862 |
| Author | McClellan, George B. (1826-1885) |
| Recipient | Halleck, Henry W. |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Informs Halleck of reports that Richmond has been reinforced by troops from the south, and discusses plans for defending Washington. Written during the height of the Peninsula Campaign, when Union forces were closest to Richmond. McClellan states "Nothing especially new except combination of reports that reinforcements making Richmond from South. It is not confirmed that any of Bragg's troops are yet here. My opinion is more and more firm that here is the defence of Washington, and that I should be at once reinforced by all available troops to enable me to advance? Retreat would be disastrous to the army and the cause - I am confident of that." While Union forces were extremely close to Richmond at the time, Stonewall Jackson's Valley Campaign and other Confederate movements towards Washington meant McClellan had to worry about defending the capital, as well as his offensive objectives. |
| Subjects | Union Forces Union General Civil War Military History Confederate States of America Washington, D.C. |
| People | McClellan, George B. (1826-1885) Halleck, H. W. (Henry Wager) (1815-1872) |
| Place written | Bethel, Maryland |
| Theme | The American Civil War |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Related documents | Carte-de-visite of Henry W. Halleck Carte-de-visite of Major General George B. McClellan and his wife |
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