Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 5 [Oct. 24, 1861-Dec. 12, 1862].

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Title: Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 5 [Oct. 24, 1861-Dec. 12, 1862].
Author: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.
Publication: New Brunswick, N.J.: Rutgers University Press; 1953.
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To George B. McClellan1Jump to section

Washington, D.C.,
Major General McClellan. Sep. 15, 2/45 1862.

Your despatches of to-day received. God bless you, and all with you. Destroy the rebel army, if possible. A. LINCOLN

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[1] ALS, IHi. McClellan's ebullient dispatches to Halleck at 8 A.M. reported ``the Enemy . . . in a perfect panic & Gen Lee last night stated publicly that he must admit they had been shockingly whipped,'' (DLC-RTL); and at 10 A.M. reported General Lee wounded and ``It is stated that Lee gives his loss as 15000.'' (I bid.). The prelude to Antietam was somewhat exaggerated. The battles at South Mountain and Crampton's Gap, Maryland, were, however, definite Union victories.

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