02/21/1863
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"It displays a perfection of workmanship which I really wish I had time to acknowledge in more fitting words."
"Leave such force at Manassas Junction as shall make it entirely certain that the enemy shall not repossess himself of that position and line of communication."
"With this idea, gentlemen, I must leave you for my business duties."
"Move the remainder of the force down the Potomac, choosing a new base at Fortress Monroe, or anywhere between here and there, or, at all events, move such remainder of the army at once in pursuit of t..."