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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www. million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER III. Ala -01 At Washington - Antietam - Mc Clellan Takes The Field - Battle Of South Mountain - Surrender Of Harper's Ferry - Battle Of Antie- Tam - Hooker's Struggle - Fatal Delay Of Bcrnside - Lee's Retreat - Public Disappointment - The Army Rests - Emancipation Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www. million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER III. Ala -01 At Washington - Antietam - Mc Clellan Takes The Field - Battle Of South Mountain - Surrender Of Harper's Ferry - Battle Of Antie- Tam - Hooker's Struggle - Fatal Delay Of Bcrnside - Lee's Retreat - Public Disappointment - The Army Rests - Emancipation Proclamation - Suspension Of Habeas Corpus - Its Effects - Its Dangers. THE terror inspired at Washington, by the unfortunate turn of events, was not generally known to the country. Lee was throwing his mighty columns across the Potomac, in the vicinity of Hagerstown, but whether for the purpose of moving down upon Washington on the Maryland side, or of invading Pennsylvania, or with the design to draw our troops in that direction, and then suddenly recross the river, and come down on the Capital on the Virginia side, no one knew. Reorganizing the army, as by magic, McClellan at once took the field, moving cautiously up the Potomac, on the Maryland side. His gallant army, though foot sore and worn, were, however, full of spirit and courage, because their beloved Commander rode at their head, and were eager to meet the exultant foe, before whom they had been so reluctantly compelled to retire. With his left wing resting on the Potomac, and his right extending far out into the country, he moved by five different parallel roads, slowly and cautiously up the river, anxiously watching the development of the rebel plans. On the thirteenth, he had reached Fredericksburg, still in ignorance of the exact whereabouts of the rebel army. But, Harper's Ferry. 67 during the day, an order of General Lee, fell into McClellan's hands, which fully disclosed the plans of the former. This was all the latter had been waiting for. He was now no longer compelled to feel his way, and immediately gave Books, History~~General, Great-Rebellion~~Joel-Tyler-Headley, 999999999, The Great Rebellion, Joel Tyler Headley, 1143234855, Nabu Press, , , , , Nabu Press<

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