F. Colburn (Francis Colburn) Adams

Capitolo 49

the following glories of this great Republic are attributed.

As I have told him before, my child after the first battle of
Manassas, when our militia made so good management, there was no anything
to prevent the rebels of entering and to capture it but the little
strongly with hurry built, or tring and capturing it but the little
Neither these would have been able to offer some resistance value to call. Our
become demoralized troops didn't arrest however never him, until them they found safe in
of them. And but for these strong, weak as them they were, the city is able
you/he/she is fallen. When General McClellan supposed command, he immediately saw
the necessity of properly to strengthen the city. And the nation owes
never to forget him/it for his/her decision. Experienced engineers, with
great gangs of workers, have put to work throwing on this enormous
masses of earthwork. To this the job of a great number was assistant
of the troops of the army of the Potomac, during his/her organization in
the autumn and winter of 1861 and 1862. When, therefore, the army
him moved for the Peninsula in spring of 1862, the city was this way
it strongly strengthened that it was considered sure from General McClellan
and his/her commanders of body. Or, my child, if his strong they were
properly furnished of garrison, and there was a strength that he/she works of forty thousand
men. But nothing was sure against the fears of a timid
administration.

But strong, however my strong child is only inactive masses. Them
you/he/she cannot fight against them;  and to give them strength and their action
forces to properly be and fully it furnished of garrison. And the troops in them
forces to properly to be educated in all of their duties. Now, my child,
it was a question with the government that was very timid to that
time, if General that George had left, in and around Washington, a
enough strength to perfectly manufacture safe the city when he started on
his/her memorable country. It is better the opinion of almost all our
military men that he did. But the statesmen were frightened the,