Saturday, July 19, 1862.Washington, DC.
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Delegation of Senators waits upon President and full cabinet and
endorses policy of subsisting troops on enemy, using slaves
indiscriminately, and pushing war forward without delay, negotiation,
or parley.
N.Y. Tribune, 21 July 1862.
Gen. Dix, invited by President to take charge of exchange of
prisoners, arrives in evening and leaves following day.
Stanton to McClellan, 20 July 1862, George B. McClellan Papers, Library of Congress, Washington, DC. |