COLD HARBOR,
May 25, 1862.
Telegram received. Independently of it, the time is very
near when I shall attack Richmond. The object of the movement is probably to
prevent re-enforcements being sent to me. All the information obtained from
balloons, deserters, prisoners, and contrabands agrees in the statement that
the mass of the rebel troops are still in the immediate vicinity of Richmond,
ready to defend it. I have no knowledge of Banks' position and force nor what
there is at Manassas; therefore cannot form a definite opinion as to the force
against him.
I have two corps across Chickahominy, within 6 miles of
Richmond; the others on this side at other crossings within same distance, and
ready to cross when bridges are completed.
GEO. B. McCLELLAN,
Major-General,
Commanding.
His Excellency ABRAHAM LINCOLN, President.
SOURCE: The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of
the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume
11, Part 1 (Serial No. 12), p. 32
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