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Following the Flag, from August 1861 to November 1862, with the Army of the Potomac

Chapter 79: Transcriber's Note
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This work provides a detailed account of the operations of the Army of the Potomac during the American Civil War from August 1861 to November 1862, under the command of General McClellan. It chronicles significant battles and events, including Ball's Bluff, the Siege of Yorktown, and the Battle of Antietam, while also discussing the organization of the army and the broader context of the war. The narrative emphasizes the experiences of soldiers and the challenges faced by the Union forces, aiming to present a comprehensive picture of the military efforts during this critical period.

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FOOTNOTES:

1 Ohio State Journal.

2 General McClellan's Report, p. 4.

3 Testimony before Committee of Congress.

4 Norfolk Day-Book.

5 Peninsular Campaign. Rev. Dr. Marks.

6 General McClellan's Report, p. 66.

7 General Heintzelman's testimony.

8 Maine Adjutant-General's Report, 1862, p. 142. Captain B. M. Smith.

9 Campaign from Texas to Maryland, by Rev. Nicholas A. Davis, Chaplain Fourth Texas. Richmond, 1863.

10 Stephens's speech.

11 Notes on Virginia.

12 McClellan's Report, p. 79.

13 See page 50.

14 President Lincoln's letter,—Testimony, p. 321.

15 Adjutant-General's Report,—Testimony, p. 315.

16 McClellan's Report, p. 79.

17 Confederate Reports, Official, p. 516.

18 Battle-Fields of the South, by an English Officer in the Confederate Army. London.

19 Southern History of the War, Vol. II. p. 31.

20 Southern History, Vol. II. p. 31.

21 Estvan's War Pictures from the South, p. 271.

22 Battle-Fields of the South.

23 The diagram represents the position of the troops at the beginning of the battle.

24 Battle-Fields of the South, Vol. II. p. 4

25 Keyes's Report.

26 Adjutant-General's Report, Maine, 1862.

27 Adjutant-General's Report.

28 Battle-Fields of the South.

29 Chaplain Marks.

30 Testimony, p. 352.

31 Testimony, p. 609.

32 Army of the Potomac, p. 79.

33 Chaplain Marks.

34 Campaign from Texas to Maryland.

35 McClellan's Despatch. Testimony, p. 338.

36 Pollard's Southern History, p. 329.

37 Confederate Narrative, Rebellion Record, Vol. V. p. 250.

38 Battle-Fields of the South.

39 Campaign from Texas to Maryland, p. 46.

40 Richmond Whig, June 29, 1862.

41 Peninsular Campaign.

42 Battle-Fields of the South, p. 170.

43 Cologne Gazette account.

44 Hooker's Report.

45 Pollard, Southern Hist.

46 Campaign from Texas to Maryland.

47 Battle-Fields of the South.

48 Report, p. 140.

49 Peninsular Campaign, p. 294.

50 See "My Days and Nights on the Battle-Field."

51 Pope's Report.

52 Pope's Report.

53 Sigel's Report.

54 Southern History, Second Year, p. 113.

55 General McClellan's Report, p. 213.

56 McClellan's Report.

57 Life of Stonewall Jackson, p. 197.

58 The Church and the Rebellion, p. 196.

59 Pollard, Vol. II. p. 137.

60 Upon the map accompanying General McClellan's Report there are several residences marked Poffenberger; also several marked D. Miller. But the residence here described was the one around which the severest fighting occurred on the right,—Joseph Poffenberger's.

61 Pollard, Vol. II. p. 125.

62 Jackson's Report, Southern History, Vol. II. p. 132.

63 Southern Hist., Vol. II. p. 132.

64 Jackson's Report, Southern History, Vol. II. p. 133.

65 Campaign from Texas to Maryland, p. 89.

66 Ibid, p. 90.

67 Major Hyde's Report.

68 Maine Adjutant General's Report, 1862.

69 McClellan's Report, p. 208.

70 Charleston Courier's account of the battle.

71 Burnside's Testimony.

72 McClellan's Report, p. 207.

73 McClellan's Report, p. 201.

74 Statement of a Rebel officer after the battle,—a prisoner.

75 Campaign from Texas to Maryland, and Charleston Courier.

76 See McClellan's statement of the number of troops present, p. 214, Report.

78 Report, p. 212.

79 Burnside's Testimony, p. 642.

80 Vol. II., p. 142.

81 President's Letter.

82 Adjutant-General's Report.

83 Report Christian Commission.

84 Speech at Ellicott's Mills, 1864.

85 In General McClellan's report of the battle of Fair Oaks, he calls this brigade "Abercrombie's,"—evidently a mistake.

86 Kearny was appointed division commander of the Third Corps (Heintzelman's) at the commencement of the Peninsular campaign.

Transcriber's Note

Footnotes have been moved to the end of the book. Illustrations have been moved near the relevant section of the text.

Inconsistencies have been retained in spelling, hyphenation, punctuation, and grammar, except where indicated in the list below: