MAY 24, 1862 –
(From Washington, 4 p.m.)
In consequence of General Banks' critical position I have
been compelled to suspend General McDowell's movements to join you. The enemy
are making a desperate push upon Harper's Ferry, and we are trying to throw
General Frémont's force and part of General McDowell's in their rear. †
A. LINCOLN,
President.
Maj. Gen. GEORGE B. McCLELLAN.
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† McClellan’s
reply, of same date, apears in “Correspondence, etc.,” Part III.
SOURCES: The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of
the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume
11, Part 1 (Serial No. 12), p. 30
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