. . . of operation is something as follows. As a part of our forces in Kentucky shall
advance into Tennessee the remainder, with those at Cairo will operate against
Bowling Green. Forcing the Confederates
to abandon this position, their retreat will be cut off, and their condition
will be precarious. Meanwhile the
Mississippi flotilla will proceed upon its mission. If the Burnside expedition shall obtain
possession of the North Carolina Railroad, the rebel connection between
Virginia and the cotton states will be cut off.
The army at Manassas, thus isolated, must leave its entrenchments either
to attack Gen. McClellan or retreat. If
the former result is not doubtful, if the latter, with what power will Gen.
McClellan fall upon its rear?
– Published in The Burlington Weekly Hawk-Eye,
Burlington, Iowa, Saturday, February 1, 1862, p. 1
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