The whole atmosphere
to-night vibrates with the sounds of preparation to advance. The new Secretary
of War says "advance." We are getting daily dispatches from Gen.
McClellan, asking, "Are you ready?" I have no faith We have received
too many dumb-watches, which "will run when they get older."
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. 79
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