explains situation in letter to McClellan, [44]-[46];

urges him to strike, [46];

annoyed by politicians, [47];

tries to forward troops, [48];

orders McDowell to join McClellan without uncovering capital, [50], [51];

criticised by McClellan, [51];

refuses to let McDowell move in time, [52];

sends McDowell to rescue Banks, [52];

loses his head, [53], [54];

insists on McDowell's movement, [55];