Our forces are gathering in considerable strength at Hampton
Roads. Besides the naval vessels there are in the Roads over two hundred army
transports. Whether the movement is to be up James River exclusively or a
portion up the York and Pamunkey is not known.
SOURCE: Gideon Welles, Diary of Gideon Welles,
Secretary of the Navy Under Lincoln and Johnson, Vol. 2: April 1, 1864 —
December 31, 1866, p. 24
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