Official Records of the Rebellion

No 1: Report of Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan, U. S. Army, commanding Army of the Potomac, dated August 4 1863

SECOND PERIOD: CHAPTER ONE

The original report is a single document that covers the entire period from 20 May to 20 May 1862. This period saw the Union army move to the tip of the Peninsular before becoming unstuck in front of Yorktown. For increased convenience we have split it into smaller sections, divided mostly by content, although the headings we give below are not inclusive.

1: pp.5-6: Introduction
2: pp.6-7: McClellan embarks
3: pp.7-9: The army begins to move
4: pp.10-11: Discovery of the Confederate lines at Yorktown
5: pp.11-12: McClellan examines the Confederate lines
6: p.12: Army organization
7: pp.12-14: The chief engineer's opinion
8: pp.14-16: Communicates with President Lincoln
9: pp.16-17: Second Engineer's report
10: pp.17-19: Preparations to bombard the Confederate lines
11: p.19: The Confederates withdraw
12: pp.19-23: Battle of Williamsburg
13: pp.23-25: The army approaches Richmond