Annotation
[1] ALS, RPB. McClellan's reply to Lincoln's telegram of June 18, supra, received at 11:30 A. M., June 19, argued that ``If ten 10 or fifteen 15 thousand men have left Richmond to reinforce Jackson it illustrates their strength and confidence. After tomorrow we shall fight the rebel Army as soon as Providence will permit. We shall await only a favorable condition of the earth and sky and the completion of some necessary preliminaries'' (DLC-RTL).