I cannot but feel
depressed at what seems to be great imbecility in the management of our
military affairs. By whose fault, I know not. Here we are with one hundred and
fifty thousand troops, and we can stand on our National Capitol and see the
rebels fortifying on Munson's Hill. I wonder if Gen. McClellan does not need a
rest to hold his glass steady whilst he looks at them.
We have just
received news of Dupont's having got a foothold in North Carolina. This places
us in rear of the enemy, and brightens our prospects wonderfully, if our army
there will only press their advantage.
SOURCE: Alfred L.
Castleman, The Army of the Potomac. Behind the Scenes. A Diary of
Unwritten History; From the Organization of the Army, by General George B.
McClellan, to the close of the Campaign in Virginia about the First Day
January, 1863, p. 20
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