Lot 1201
McClellan, George (1826-1885) Union general; presidential candidate in 1864. Autograph Battle Orders unsigned as commander of the Army of the Potomac, n.p. (April 16, 1862), 1 1/3 pp (one sheet). Important orders issued to start the siege of Yorktown, a major event during the Peninsula campaign, given to Henry L. Abbott, 1st Lt. Topographical Engineers. McClellan writes: "Direct Barnard to order an officer of Eng. to Gorman's brigade to lay out two batteries of 6 guns each near the positions occupied by the guns that were firing this morning. The object of these batteries is to keep down the fire of the enemies works and to prevent him from constructing new ones. they may be half sunken batteries with rough embrasures & should also be constructed for the guard of othe batteries. All these works should be so far finished as to afford cover tomorrow morning." Abbott writes in pencil below the orders, "This is a manuscript order of Gen. McClellan. I was ordered to do the work April 16, 1862…." He added another note, probably later, "They proved to be batteries 7 and 8 - of which 7 was the first of our works of the siege." Abbott, who was later promoted to Bvt. Maj. Gen., was in charge of siege artillery for Grant during the siege of Pittsburg. War-date battle orders of McClellan are very scarce. These are boldly written and in fine condition.
Estimated Value $800 - 1,000.
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