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troops in the shortest possible time； which； added to McClellan
directly or indirectly； will take Richmond without endangering any
other place which we now hold； and will substantially end the war。 I
expect to maintain this contest until successful； or till I die； or
am conquered； or my term expires； or Congress or the country forsake
me； and I would publicly appeal to the country for this new force
were it not that I fear a general panic and stampede would follow； so
hard it is to have a thing understood as it really is。 I think the
new force should be all； or nearly all； infantry； principally because
such can be raised most cheaply and quickly。
Yours very truly；
A。 LINCOLN。
TELEGRAM TO GENERAL J。 A。 DIX。
WAR DEPARTMENT； WASHINGTON； D。C。； June 28；1862。
GENERAL DIX：
Communication with McClellan by White House is cut off。 Strain every
nerve to open communication with him by James River； or any other way
you can。 Report to me。
A。 LINCOLN。
TELEGRAM TO FLAG…OFFICER L。 M。 GOLDSBOROUGH。
WASHINGTON； D。C。； June 28； 1862。
FLAG…OFFICER GOLDS BOROUGH； Fort Monroe：
Enemy has cut McClellan's communication with White House； and is
driving Stoneman back on that point。 Do what you can for him with
gunboats at or near that place。 McClellan's main force is between
the Chickahominy and the James。 Also do what you can to communicate
with him and support him there。
A。 LINCOLN
To GOVERNOR MORTON。
WAR DEPARTMENT； WASHINGTON； D。C。
June 28； 1862。
GOVERNOR O。 P。 MORTON； Indianapolis； Ind：
Your despatch of to…day is just received。 I have no recollection of
either John R。 Cravens or Cyrus M。 Allen having been named to me for
appointment under the tax law。 The latter particularly has been my
friend； and I am sorry to learn that he is not yours。 No appointment
has been or will be made by me for the purpose of stabbing you。
A。 LINCOLN。
TELEGRAM TO SECRETARY SEWARD。
WAR DEPARTMENT； June 29； 1862。6 P。M。
HON。 WILLIAM H。 SEWARD； Astor House； New York：
Not much more than when you left。 Fulton of Baltimore American is
now with us。 He left White House at 11 A。M。 yesterday。 He
conversed fully with a paymaster who was with Porter's force during
the fight of Friday and fell back to nearer McClellan's quarters just
a little sooner than Porter did； seeing the whole of it； stayed on
the Richmond side of the Chickahominy over night； and left for White
House at 5 A。M。 Saturday。 He says Porter retired in perfect order
under protection of the guns arranged for the purpose； under orders
and not from necessity； and with all other of our forces； except what
was left on purpose to go to White House； was safely in pontoons over
the Chickahominy before morning； and that there was heavy firing on
the Richmond side； begun at 5 and ceased at 7 A。M。 Saturday。 On the
whole； I think we have had the better of it up to that point of time。
What has happened since we still know not； as we have no
communication with General McClellan。 A despatch from Colonel
Ingalls shows that he thinks McClellan is fighting with the enemy at
Richmond to…day； and will be to…morrow。 We have no means of knowing
upon what Colonel Ingalls founds his opinion。 Confirmed about saving
all property。 Not a single unwounded straggler came back to White
House from the field； and the number of wounded reaching there up to
11 A。M。 Saturday was not large。
A。 LINCOLN。
To what the President has above stated I will only add one or two
points that may be satisfactory for you to know。
First。 All the sick and wounded were safely removed
Second。 A despatch from Burnside shows that he is from White House；
not a man left behind in condition to afford efficient support； and
is probably doing so。
Third。 The despatch from Colonel Ingalls impresses me with the
conviction that the movement was made by General McClellan to
concentrate on Richmond； and was successful to the latest point of
which we have any information。
Fourth。 Mr。 Fulton says that on Friday night； between twelve and one
o'clock； General McClellan telegraphed Commodore Goldsborough that
the result of the movement was satisfactory to him。
Fifth。 From these and the facts stated by the President； my
inference is that General McClellan will probably be in Richmond
within two days。
EDWIN M。 STANTON； Secretary of War。
＇Unfortunately McClellan did not do any of the things he was ordered；
and that it was very likely possible to do。 It is still some
mystery what he was doing all these days other than hiding in the
woods and staying out of communication so he would not receive any
more uncomfortable orders。 This was another place where the North
was close to wining the war and did not。 D。W。＇
TELEGRAM TO SECRETARY SEWARD。
WAR DEPARTMENT； June 30； 1862。
HON。 WM。 H。 SEWARD； New York：
We are yet without communication with General McClellan； and this
absence of news is our point of anxiety。 Up to the latest point to
which we are posted he effected everything in such exact accordance
with his plan； contingently announced to us before the battle began；
that we feel justified to hope that he has not failed since。 He had
a severe engagement in getting the part of his army on this side of
the Chickahominy over to the other side； in which the enemy lost
certainly as much as we did。 We are not dissatisfied with this； only
that the loss of enemies does not compensate for the loss of friends。
The enemy cannot come below White House； certainly is not there now；
and probably has abandoned the whole line。 Dix's pickets are at New
Kent Court…House。
A。 LINCOLN。
CALL FOR TROOPS。
NEW YORK； June 30； 1862。
TO THE GOVERNORS OF THE SEVERAL STATES：
The capture of New Orleans； Norfolk； and Corinth by the national
forces has enabled the insurgents to concentrate a large force at and
about Richmond； which place we must take with the least possible
delay； in fact； there will soon be no formidable insurgent force
except at Richmond。 With so large an army there； the enemy can
threaten us on the Potomac and elsewhere。 Until we have
re…established the national authority； all these places must be held；
and we must keep a respectable force in front of WASHINGTON。 But
this； from the diminished strength of our army by sickness and
casualties； renders an addition to it necessary in order to close the
struggle which has been prosecuted for the last three months with
energy and success。 Rather than hazard the misapprehension of our
military condition and of groundless alarm by a call for troops by
proclamation； I have deemed it best to address you in this form。 To
accomplish the object stated we require without delay 150；000 men；
including those recently called for by the Secretary of War。 Thus
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