If General McClellan has typhoid fever, that is an affair of
six weeks at least; he will not be able sooner to command. In the mean-time, if
the enemy in our front is as strong as he believes, they may attack on any day,
and I think you should see some of those upon whom in such case, or in case any
forward movement becomes necessary, the control must fall. Send for them to
meet you soon and consult with them; perhaps you may select the responsible
commander for such an event.
SOURCE: "General M. C. Meigs on the Conduct of the
Civil War," The American Historical
Review, Volume 26, p. 292
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