On the third of
September we stopped at Camp Advance, near Chain Bridge, on our way to
Richmond. That was nearly ten weeks ago. We are now about four miles nearer to
Richmond than we were then. Three weeks to a mile! When shall we close this
war? Could we only move once a week, even though it were but a mile at a time,
it would keep up an excitement, and contribute largely to the preservation of
both health and subordination. There is much talk amongst the soldiers of going
into winter quarters here, but I do not believe it. McClellan will hardly dare
risk his popularity on such a stake. He must go forward.
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. 50
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