Abraham Lincoln actually said...

That .this order be executed with such promptness and dispatch as not to delay the commencement of the operations already directed to be und...

A fifth army corps, to be commanded by Major-General N. P. Banks, will be formed from his own and General Shields's (late General Lander's) ...

The forces left for the defense of Washington will be placed in command of Brigadier-General James S. Wadsworth, who shall also be military ...

The Army and Navy cooperate in an immediate effort to capture the enemy's batteries upon the Potomac between Washington and the Chesapeake B...