. . . the return of the President and Secretary of War from Fortress Monroe is not now expected until the operations on James river are completed. The visit of the President is understood to have been for the purpose of directing in person, as Commander-in-chief, the co-operation of the Navy with the execution of the plans of Gen. McClellan.
– Published in The Burlington Weekly Hawk-Eye, Burlington, Iowa, Saturday, May 17, 1862, p. 2
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