WASHINGTON, D.C.,
August 27, 1862.
Major General MCCLELLAN, Alexandria, Va.:
I have already advised you to bring up Sumner's corps.
Perhaps we may also bring up Burnside's, if deemed necessary. General Barnard
has all the troops he asked for at the forts, but I can give you no details I
have sent for him to consult with you; nor do I know about the Bull Run Bridge.
From your knowledge of the whole country about here you can best act. I have
had no time to obtain such knowledge.
There is no cavalry here, or, rather, only part of a small
battalion. One company has been sent to scout up the river toward Edwards
Ferry. It is very likely to be cut off.
As you must be aware; more than three-quarters of my time is
taken up with the raising of new troops and matters in the West. I have no time
for details. You will therefore, as ranking general in the field, direct as you
deem best; but at present orders for Pope's army should go through me.
Gunboats are at Aquia Creek.
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 12,
Part 3 (Serial No. 18), p. 691
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