The bogus proclamation has been the principal topic to-day.
The knowledge that it is a forgery has not quieted the public mind.
There seems to be fighting both in front and on the James
River, but nothing decisive is accomplished. I feel solicitous in regard to
Butler, who, though a man of ability, has not the military knowledge and
experience for so large and responsible a command.
SOURCE: Gideon Welles, Diary of Gideon Welles,
Secretary of the Navy Under Lincoln and Johnson, Vol. 2: April 1, 1864 —
December 31, 1866, p. 35
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