Identifier: cu31924019888324 (find matches)
Title: Abraham Lincoln: a history
Year: 1890 (1890s)
Authors: Nicolay, John G. (John George), 1832-1901 Hay, John, 1838-1905
Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Publisher: New York, The Century co.
Contributing Library: Cornell University Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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what Hallecks personalsupervision in these tasks might have produced,for at this juncture came a culmination of eventsthat transferred him to another field of duty; butthe legacy of policy, plans, and orders that he leftbehind contributed to render the whole Westerncampaign sterile throughout the second half of 1862.The unfortunate policy of thus tying up theWestern forces in mere defensive inaction comesout in still stronger light in the incident that fol-lows ; but it especially serves to show once more 1 I inclose herewith a copy of captured from the enemy greatlya report of Brigadier-General Mc- injured. Indeed, the woodworkPherson, superintendent of rail- of most of the cars has been en-roads, from which it will he seen tirely rebuilt, and all this workthat we have opened 367 miles has been done by details from theof road in less than one month, army.—Halleck to Stanton, Julybesides repairing a number of 7, 1862. W. R. Vol. XVII.,locomotives and oars which were Part U., p. 78.
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HAUiECKS CORINTH CAMPAIGN 353 how, in the West as well as in tlie East, President chap.xix.Lincoln treated his military commanders, not withignorant interference, as has been so often alleged,bnt with the most fatherly indulgence. Futurechapters will describe the complete failure in theEast of the campaign undertaken by McOlellanagainst Richmond, and which, on the 30th of June,brought to Halleck an order from the Secretary ofWar, dated the 28th, immediately to detach andsend 25,000 men to assist that imperiled enterprise.The necessity was declared imperative. But indetaching your force, explained the order, thePresident directs that it be done in such way as gtantontoto enable you to hold your ground and not inter- fune m,fere with the movement against Chattanooga and voi. :^n..East Tennessee. Halleck took instant measures p. a.to obey the order, but said in reply that it wouldjeopardize the ground gained in Tennessee andinvolve the necessity of abandoning Buells EastTennessee expedit

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