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| Abraham Lincoln |
"I must have McClellan to reorganize the army and bring it out of chaos. But there has been a design-a purpose in breaking down Pope without regard of consequences to the country. It is shocking to see and know this, but there is no remedy at present. McClellan has the army with him." Abraham Lincoln to John Hay.
September 5, 1862.
From Until Antietam The Life and Letters of Major General Israel B. Richardson, U.S. Army by Jack Mason. Carbondale IL: Southern Illinois Press, 2009. Originally from
Diary of Gideon Welles by Gideon Welles. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1911.
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| Robert E. Lee |
"It makes no difference to you, my man. Keep up with your regiment." Robert E. Lee while walking in Leesburg replies to a soldier who asked the distance to White's Ford.
September 5, 1862. From
Taken at the Flood Robert E. Lee & Confederate Strategy in the Maryland Campaign of 1862 by Joseph L. Harsh. Kent: The Kent State University Press, 1999. Originally from Harrison Family Memoirs. Typescript. Loudon Museum, Leesburg, Virginia.
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