Word: potomac
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...References. Swinton's Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac. McClellan's Report. The Peninsular Campaign of 1862, Mil. Hist. Society of Mass. Official Reports-Army of Northern Virginia...
...first of the series of nine lectures on the "Campaigns of the Civil War," its special subject being the second battle of Bull Run. This battle grew out of Gen. Pope's failure to occupy the Confederate armies under Gen. Jackson and Gen. Longstreet, until the army of the Potomac, then operating about Richmond, could meet Lee's army. Gen. Gordon began his lecture by describing the strategic movement of "Stonewall" Jackson from his position on the south bank of the Rappahannock to northward and eastward to Manassas Junction, thereby cutting off Pope's communications from his base of supplies...
...work of reclaiming the Potomac flats has been commenced...
...Senate committee on commerce has added $1,000,000 for the reclamation of the Potomac flats to the river and harbor bill. The Senate bids fair to increase the total appropriation of the river and harbor bill to more than $20,000,000. The House will probably concur. The thirst for the surplus is by no means assuaged...
ORAL DISCUSSIONS.English VI. The question for today will be : "Resolved, That it was expedient to remove General McClellan from the command of the Army of the Potomac...