Leesborough, Sept. 12, 1862.
Headquarters 5th Army Corps.
Dear Father, — . . . We received orders this morning to join General McClellan, and set out on our way about nine o’clock. Our destination is Brookville.
I suppose you have seen General Pope’s report of the battle. He wrote it apparently for the purpose of laying the blame of his own incompetency and mismanagement on General Porter. General Porter luckily has the written orders from Pope, which will completely use him up. . .
