and went to burnside because at that point in the campaign burnside is an alexander adria he's acting as something of a relay point for communications from the army of virginia. back washington dc burnside gets this letter which porter assumes he is writing to burnside as a friend and burnside just passes it on to halleck halleck, who didn't end well. halleck takes this to lincoln. lincoln is reading this and lincoln is saying, see, see? they are trying undercut the administration. they're trying to undercut the war effort. so in that respect, somewhat unwittingly, burnside acts as the person who communicates porter's opinions and they become fairly widely known. some people have suggested that it that action of burnside's that caused mcclellan to turn on burnside during the maryland campaign. i don't know that there's hard and fast evidence for that. that's a supposition no more than something you can easily. but you could see where if porter is a favorite of mcclellan. mcclellan finds out that, in fact burnside has been responsible for on what was otherwise private communication, wh

burnside demonstrated never seriously challenged in the confederates in the front. hancox was a bit more spirited -- spirit in the ran out of steam without seriously damaging beauregard's perimeter. a competitor commander recognized the hagood line was vulnerable and ordered harris to lay out a defensive even closer to petersburg. during the day on june 16 lee continued to press beauregard no fewer than four times to find out information on meade's were about 10 and 9:30 that morning beauregard notified lee of hancock's presence but here's another communication problem. he sent that message to lease headquarters are at the james butts id. we had moved its headquarters south and that message never caught up with lee not until 7:00 p.m. with beauregard mentioning the presence of the second core news to lead after two days that a portion of the army of the potomac was in petersburg. here's something i just don't understand. first of all beauregard never recognize the presence of the night for four "the fifth quarter" despite the fact that he skirmished with them and ho

on september the fifth, lincoln will visit ambrose burnside and burnside command of the army and burnside will tell the he believes george mcclellan is the best to command this army. now mcclellan will stab him in the back on in this campaign, but i don't think mcclellan even knew that burnside done that. so lincoln's kind of over a barrel. he doesn't really have any choice. and on september the seventh, he's going to visit mcclellan at his house, which was also his headquarters in washington. and he tells him general, you take command of the army in the field, verbal command. now, if you read mcclellan after the war, he tells you that he command without any authority, that no had the courage to put him back in command. so he just kind of took command. now, i'm telling you, i'm not a mcclellan but there's not a chance on this earth that he did that he had never been relieved of command, ever. the army just took his army away from him. all he needed was a verbal you are back in command of the field army. that's all he needed. so there's no question in my mind that lincoln did that lincoln

on september the 5th, lincoln will visit ambrose burnside an offer burnside command of the. army and burnside will tell the president he believes george mcclellan is the best man to command this army. -- i'll stop him in the back later on in this campaign. but i do not think that mcclellan even knew burnside had done. that's a lincoln is kind of over a barrel. he doesn't even have a choice. and on september the 7th, he will visit mcclellan at his house which is also his headquarters in washington. and he tells, i'm generally take command of the army in the field. verbal commands. if you read mcclellan, after the war he tells you that he took command without any authority. nobody had the courage to be back in command. i'm not a recall in that sure, but no chance on earth -- that he did. that he never believed a, command ever. took his army away from him. all he needed was a verbal issue or back in command. that's all he needed. no question in my mind that lincoln did that. lincoln takes command of the. army despite the fact that these two man, they have a bit of a history. an

burnside's black division had not yet crossed the river. he would have the services of his three white divisions. during the course of the day, each of those divisions would venture separate assaults, never achieving coordination with each other, or with the second and fifth corps on their flanks. the morning assault, conducted by robert potter's division, targeted a southern flank of border guards defenses, centered on the knoll occupied by something called the shand house. those who are familiar with this area. the shand house null is just to the right side of the back gate to fort lee along route 109. the civil war trust is in process of acquiring some of that land, now. grant admitted that he wasn't sure what was going to happen, but potter had moved his men up to the base of the hill during the night and head -- up the slope, sending virginians, and ransoms north carolinians fleeing, and decimating fulton's tennessee brigade, capturing some 600 men, and all four of the guns on chance. hill putter expected his victory would be exploited

burnside's black division had not yet crossed the river. he would have the services of his three white divisions. during the course of the day, each of those divisions would venture separate assaults, never achieving coordination with each other, or with the second and fifth corps on their flanks. the morning assault, conducting by robert putters division, targeted a southern flank of border guards defenses, centered on the heinel occupied by something called the shand house. those who are familiar with this area. the shand house null is just to the right side of the back gate to fort lee along route 109. the civil war trust is in process of acquiring some of that land, now. granted admitted that he wasn't sure what was going to happen, but potter had moved his men up to the base of the hill during the night and head -- up the slope, sending virginians, and ransoms north carolinians fleeing, and decimating fulton's tennessee brigade, capturing some 600 men, and all four of the guns on chance. hill putter expected his victory would be exploi

not under mcclelland, pope, burnside. hooker, every time the army of the potomac advances in virginia, they fight a battle and they go back! this time, they fought about against the army of northern virginia and they are advancing. it was a hard battle! casualties were high. very, very, unpleasant experience. but we won this battle, we are advancing! how do you decide who wins a battle? the soldiers are cheering, they're waving their hats and hearing. grant was eager to get them to be quiet because we don't want lead to know we are moving any place now, how do you know who won the battle? is decide who won the signed suffered fewer casualties? we haven't gotten to world war ii yet but if the side who takes the fewest casualties is the winner than erwin ronald juan d-day right? and the united states lost -- we would all be speaking german today. well not exactly but no that is not how you figure out who won the battle. it's who gets more of what he wants of the situation that he wants afterwards. the person who wants peace

pope burnside hooker every time the army the potomac advances in virginia and they fight a battle. and they go back and they retreat this time. they fought a battle against the army of northern virginia and their advancing. it was a hard battle casualties were high. i was i'm very unpleasant experience, but we won this battle. we're advancing now. how do you decide who wins the battle soldiers by the way, they're cheering here. i don't know if you can see they're waving their hats and cheering there was quite a cheer a grant was eager to get them to be quiet because we don't want lee to know where we're moving any place. how do you know who won a battle is it is the side that one the side that suffers fewer casualties you know, we haven't gotten to world war two yet, but if the side that takes the fewest casualties is the winner. then irwin rommel won d-day. right and the united states lost and currently bradley was thrown back into the sea and we'd all be speaking german today. well known not exactly but no that it's not how you figure out who wanted that it's who gets more of wha

would be the army of the potomac that didn't serve in a reduced command after the removal from command, burnside did write. harker did. he served in the western theater as a corps commander, the only one who did not was george burnham mcclellan, which is interesting. now, despite the defeat at first, bull run mcdowell clung to the greased pole command with dutiful devotion, a modest, impolitic demeanor. that willingness to serve a reduced role, and maybe most importantly, the ardent support of treasury secretary simon be chase of of ohio i hope would call mcdowell an intensely loyal man. another man called him or wrote of him. he was full of energy and patriotism, outspoken and in his opinions. he was a good conversationalist, hated chit chat, though he loved to talk about fishing or trotting, as he called it. so he was apparently something of a fly fisherman john ted ball and others wrote of a particular trait of his ted balls said that he cultivated eating to a fine art. uh, jane, james harrison wilson said of mcdowell that he was a gargantuan eater. he was a gourmet and could cook. he could p

would be the army of the potomac that didn't serve in a reduced command after the removal from command, burnside did write. harker did. he served in the western theater as a corps commander, the only one who did not was george burnham mcclellan, which is interesting. now, despite the defeat at first, bull run mcdowell clung to the greased pole command with dutiful devotion, a modest, impolitic demeanor. that willingness to rve a reduced role, and maybe most importantly, the ardent support of treasury secretary simon be chase of of ohio i hope would call mcdowell an intensely loyal man. another man called him or wrote of him. he was full of energy and patriotism, outspoken and in his opinions. he was a good conversationalist, hated chit chat, though he loved to talk about fishing or trotting, as he called it. so he was apparently something of a fly fisherman john ted ball and others wrote of a particular trait of his ted balls said that he cultivated eating to a fine art. uh, jane, james harrison wilson said of mcdowell that he was a gargantuan eater. he was a gourmet and could cook. he could pre

would be the army of the potomac that didn't serve in a reduced command after the removal from command, burnside did write. harker did. he served in the western theater as a corps commander, the only one who did not was george burnham mcclellan, which is interesting. now, despite the defeat at first, bull run mcdowell clung to the greased pole command with dutiful devotion, a modest, impolic demear. that willingness to serve a reduced role, and maybe most importantly, the ardent support of treasury secretary simon be chase of of ohio i hope would call mcdowell an intensely loyal man. another man called him or wrote of him. he was full of energy and patriotism, outspoken and in his opinions. he was a good conversationalist, hated chit chat, though he loved to talk about fishing or trotting, as he called it. so he was apparently something of a fly fisherman john ted ball and others wrote of a particular trait of his ted balls said that he cultivated eating to a fine art. uh, jane, james harrison wilson said of mcdowell that he was a gargantuan eater. he was a gourmet and could cook. he could prepa

because he didn't want to pick up after burnside's and hookers leaving that pretty well expresses the opinions of lots of the high command of the army of the potomac and when you stop and think about it. that poor army from the peninsula campaign in june of -- angela i of 1862 to second manassas. to antietam. to fredericksburg. and to chancellorsville had not won and engagement against that enemy of theirs in any of those. nothing. and yet, the casualties in those campaigns continued to climb. lost some 16,000 on the peninsula. there were at least 16,000 casualties in the army of the potomac alone at fredericksburg and a similar number at chancellorsville. as we all know, by march, the lincoln administration in congress managed to get through a draft. why? because who would want to join the army. nobody. it had been nothing but a slaughterhouse. and there is been nothing gained. and so on the eve of gettysburg, the white house was concerned about riots breaking out in the streets. and then suddenly, a victory is given to them in the largest land engagement ever fought on the north ame

and he candidly said to george meade later that he declined because he didn't want to pick up after burnside's and hookers leavings. that pretty well expresses the opinions of a lot of the high command of the army of the potomac. when you stop and think about it, that army from the campaign in june and july of 1862 to second -- to fredericksburg, and to chancellorsville had not won an engagement against their enemy in any of those. yet, the casualties and those campaigns continue to climb. the 16,000 on the peninsula, there were at least 16,000 casualties in the army of the potomac alone at fredericksburg, and a similar number in chancellorsville. as we all know by march, the lincoln administration and congress managed to get through a draft. because who would want to join the army? nobody. it has been nothing but a slaughterhouse. and there has been nothing gained. so, on the eve of gettysburg, the white house was concerned about riots freaking out in the streets. and then suddenly, a victory is given to them in the largest land in the american continent. and yet, after that, what happens? ge

because he didn't want to pick up after burnsides and hookers leaving. now that pretty well expresses the opinions of lots of the high command of the army of the potomac. and when you stop and think about it. that poor army from the peninsula campaign in june of in july of 1862 to second, manassas to antietam to fredericksburg and to chancellorsville had not won an engagement against that enemy of theirs in any of those. nothing and yet the casualties in those campaigns continued to climb. he mcclellan lost some 16,000 on the peninsula. there were at least 16,000 casualties in the army of the potomac alone at fredericksburg and a similar number in chancellorsville. and as we all know by march the lincoln administration and congress managed to get through a draft why because who would want to join the army? nobody it has been nothing but a slaughterhouse. and there's been nothing gained. and so on the eve of gettysburg the white house was concerned about riots breaking out in the streets. and then suddenly a victory is given to them in the largest land en