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1862-12-27 Charles A. Gates to Mr. Arad Gates Page 3
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and fell on Fitz John Porter and turned our flank and we were forced to fall back but we were not whiped We never was whiped while McClellen was our comander all the while we were fighting on the seven days fight. McDowell lay within suporting distence it was his business to tend go Jackson if Jackson moved he was to join us but no the government at Washington run the machine. They thought they knew it all so McDowell lay within 15 miles of us with 40,000 men idle while we were fighting. Nothing is said about in the presidents report. Again Hallerick thought McClellan ought to have pressed the rebs after the Battle of Anteitam
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and fell on Fitz John Porter and turned our flank and we were forced to fall back but we were not whiped We never was whiped while McClellen was our comander all the while we were fighting on the seven days fight. McDowell lay within suporting distence it was his business to tend go Jackson if Jackson moved he was to join us but no the government at Washington run the machine. They thought they knew it all so McDowell lay within 15 miles of us with 40,000 men idle while we were fighting. Nothing is said about in the presidents report. Again Hallerick thought McClellan ought to have pressed the rebs after the Battle of Anteitam
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