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Stand it for five minutes. General Early's coming. This is Manassas Manassas Manassas! God is over us! Stand it for five minutes for three minutes. General Early, drive them with the bayonet." Late that night on the banks of Bull Run the general "from the West, where we have always seen the backs of our enemy" sent a remarkable telegram to Halleck at Washington.
Some point in the vicinity of Manassas Gap would seem best suited for all purposes. Colonel Alexander, of the Engineers, will be sent to consult with you as soon as you connect with General Augur. "H. W. HALLECK, Major-General."
Also, what other troops are to follow, and when. Has any thing been heard from the troops ordered from Vicksburg? No efforts must be spared to support Rosecrans's right, and to guard the crossings of the Tennessee River. H. W. HALLECK, General-in-Chief.
His mother could not bear to see him crossed, and she came to his help against herself and his father, since it was only supposing the case. "I presume," she said, "that we could have looked at it as a missionary work." "It isn't a missionary work, mother," answered Halleck, severely, "in any sense that you mean. I should go down there to teach, and I should be paid for it.
He abruptly turned away from Atherton and swung himself on his cane toward the door. Atherton took up his hat and coat. "I'll walk home with you," he said. "All right," returned Halleck, listlessly. "How soon shall you go?" asked the lawyer, when they were in the street. "Oh, there's a ship sailing from New York next week," said Halleck, in the same tone of weary indifference.
Halleck was hopelessly incompetent, and Pope was fit only for subordinate command; and by any valuation which could reasonably be put upon McClellan, it was absurd to turn him out in order to bring either of these men in. But it was the experimental period.
McKibben, disliking to report my disobedience, undertook persuasion, and brought Colonel Thom to see me to aid in his negotiations, but I would not give in, so McKibben in the kindness of his heart rode several miles in order to procure the beef himself, and thus save me from the dire results which he thought would follow should Halleck get wind of such downright insubordination.
Burnside's army became all but mutinous; his corps commanders, especially General Hooker, were loud in complaint. He was tempted to persist, in spite of all protests, in some further effort of rashness. Lincoln endeavoured to restrain him. Halleck, whom Lincoln begged to give a definite military opinion, upholding or overriding Burnside's, had nothing more useful to offer than his own resignation.
About the same time I received the following dispatch: HEADQUARTERS, ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI November 28, 1881. Brigadier-General SHERMAN, Sedalia: Mrs. Sherman is here. General Halleck is satisfied, from reports of scouts received here, that no attack on Sedalia is intended. You will therefore return to this city, and report your observations on the condition of the troops you have examined.
He is still a major-general in the army of the States, and is as probable a candidate as any other that I could name for the next Presidency.* * Since this was written, General Fremont has been restored to high military command, and now holds rank and equal authority with McClellan and Halleck.
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