HEADQUARTERS OF THE
ARMY,
Washington, November
5, 1862.
Major-General
McCLELLAN, Commanding, &c.:
GENERAL: On receipt of the order of the President, sent
herewith, you will immediately turn over your command to Major-General
Burnside, and repair to Trenton, N. J., reporting, on your arrival at that
place, by telegraph, for further orders.
Very respectfully,
your obedient servant,
H. W. HALLECK,
General-in-Chief.
SOURCE: The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of
the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume
19, Part 2 (Serial No. 28), p. 545
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