December 5, 1862.
I know you will be delighted to see George's1
handwriting, and on the same sheet with mine. George is looking very well and
seems delighted with his position. He gives a very good account of his company
and regiment.
We are going to move to-morrow — that is to say, we are
ordered to — but as it has been snowing and raining all day, and is snowing
now, I fear the condition of the roads will be such that our progress will not
be very fast. However, this kind of work is what we are to expect for the
future, so we might as well make up our minds to it, and take it as it comes.
The paper received to-day contains General Halleck's
official report, which confirms what I previously surmised — that he was
responsible for Pope's campaign, which he attempts most lamely to vindicate.
McClellan's letter to him from Harrison's Landing is most able, and his reply
most impotent.
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1 Son of General Meade.
SOURCE: George Meade, The Life and Letters of George
Gordon Meade, Vol. 1, p. 335
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