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The Daily Dispatch: December 30, 1862., [Electronic resource], Later from the North. (search)
shington, with a view of getting them down to this point in little, in case he decided to go by way of Fredericksburg. The letter conveying that order was written on the 6th of November. but, as I understand, was not received until the 12th of November. On the 7th or 8th November, I received an order from the Frecident of the United States directing me to take command of the Army of the Petomas and also a copy of the order retrieving General McClellan from that command. This order warain started down for Fredericksburg, although the authorities in Washington bad had my pian sent to them on the 9th of November, and it had also been discovered by Gen. Halleck and Gen. Melgs at my headquarters on the night of the 11th and 12th of November, and after discussing it fully there, they sat down and sent telegrams to Washington, which, as I supposed, covered fully the case, and would secure the starting of the pontoon trains at once. I supposed, of course, that those portions
The Daily Dispatch: December 30, 1862., [Electronic resource], Still Later from the North. (search)
Department in sending forward the pontoons, as agreed to by Gen. Halleck. With his usual foresight, Gen. McClellan, on the 6th of November, had dispatched an order to have the pontoons in the vicinity of Harper's Ferry sent to Washington, with a view to their being taken thence to Falmouth in the event of his upon a change of base. On the 7th or 8th. Burnside received the order investing him with the command Halleck and Meigs went down to Warrenton, and on the nights of the 11th and 12th of November discoursed with Burnside the plan he proposed, and part of that plan was that Halleck should send down pontoons immediately to Falmouth for the purpose of crossing the river. So important was haste that he then and there sent a dispatch to Gen. Woodbury, commanding the engineer brigade, to transport all the pontoon and bridge materials to Aquia Creek. On the 14th, Burnside, feeling uneasy that he had received no intelligence that the pontoons had started, telegraphed to General Woodbu