in the words of the pittsburgh daily gazette, a republican newspaper, the report utterly pulverized

in the words of the pittsburgh daily gazette, a republican newspaper, the report utterly pulverized general mcclellan. for his conservative politics as well, if i didn't say so earlier, i should reiterate, that mcclellan was an outspoken conservative democrat. every man, this is julian speaking, every man who loved negro slavery better than his country and would sooner see republican ruins than the slaves set free is the unflinching champion of mcclellan. perhaps an overstatement but you get the point. he was replaced as chief of the army of the potomac by ambroes burnside who was unready and correct. he was crushed by lee at fredericksburg. he was followed in january '63 by joseph hooker whom you heard a moment ago. known as fighting joe hooker who had commanded the first core under mcclellan and burnside. he was crushed in turn by lee at chancellorsville. in june, lee invaded pennsylvania. on june 28th, on the eve of gettysburg, hooker was abruptly removed and replaced with george meade. who was rather surprised. meade though a democrat, hooker and burnside i should tell you by the way we