Important from Washington: Stirring Address from Gen. McClellan to his Army – 2
A Fight Down the Potomac: Engagement between the Gunboats Yankee and Anacosta and the Rebel Batteries at Aquia Creek – 2-3
News from Winchester: Another Skirmish with Ashby’s Cavalry – 3
The New-Madrid Evacuation: Immense Amount of War Material Left Behind by the Rebels – 3
Expedition Against Island No. 10: Commodore Foote Gone Down with his Gun and Mortar Boats – 3
The Blessings of Martial Law: Society in the Rebel Capital – 3
“A Gallant Deed” – 3
Serious Railroad Accident: Train on the Hudson River Railroad Thrown into the Water – 4
The Late Naval Engagement: The Monitor and the Merrimac – 4
The Note of Battle – 4
Editorial: The Romance of War – 4-5
Affairs in Nashville – 5
I am just wondering why you post Civil War stuff every day. You receive less than a half a dozen comments on every one of your posts.
Is it a hobby or just a routine? Do you belong to some Civil War club?
It reminds me of all the Catholic postings on this website that nobody’s interested in.
Perhaps not everyone’s cup of tea, but I enjoy reading these. Knowing how the book turns out, you can examine the events and people as things unfolded.
This address by McClellan is a good example of the rap on his command coming later. Too cautious, too plodding to be an effective general. But he loved his troops. And reading his words, you can sense his pride... before his fall.
Much like the World War Two dispatches you posted earlier, these are reflective of the past and a good template by which to examine out world today.