THE PENINSULAR CAMPAIGN.

167

This conclusion had been reached after full discussion. On the 27th ofJanuary had been issued the President’s General War Order No. 1, directinga general movement of the land and naval forces against the enemy on the22d of February. On the 31st of January was issued the President’s SpecialWar Order No. 1, directing the Army of the Potomac to advance to theattack of Manassas on the 22d of February. The President, however, per-mitted me to state my objections to this order,which I did, at length, in a letter of February 3d,to the Secretary of War. As the President’sorder was not insisted upon, although never

formally revoked, it isto be assumed that myletter produced, for atime at least, the de-sired effect. When Ma-nassas had been aban-doned by the enemy

HAN OVE

ASHLAND

ToTepoiv

c 4 mberlXn__

Lanoing

<« / "N ew7k£#t '

51 \ Jtf ,«t!

>•7 / y 7' z ° u

( 'VVLVERN

°"9" g£jr3S». (V

. Bfl'RHAMTviule

RUH&

GLOUCESTER

CHARLES CrTV.-

V ’"'i':--—*;,vV

WWB *

iamsbLirg

ornate

ANDFORD y"

KTOWkL

PQlNT

,>. ■*<,

'SURR'r

vyAR)vy.icK.i

REAMS

Seals of Miles

PTW

JNL'incij)ctZ^Roads- -

SMITH

I 5 LE/QF WIGHT I"*

R,FOLK

U0FOLK-,

MAP OF THE PENINSULAR CAMPAIGN.

and he had withdrawnbehind the Rapidan, theUrbana movement lostmuch of its promise, asthe enemy was now inposition to reach Rich-mond before we coulddo so. The alternativeremained of making Fort Monroe and its vicinity the base of operations.

The plan first adopted was to commence the movement with the FirstCorps as a unit, to land north of Gloucester and move thence on West Point;or, should circumstances render it advisable, to land a little below Yorktownto turn the defenses between that place and Fort Monroe. The Navy De-partment were confident that we could rely upon their vessels to neutralizethe Merrimac and aid materially in reducing the batteries on the York River,