8/28 McClellan had made up his mind at last, and the army advanced joyfully to shut down the trap on Lee. They had delayed, but they would get Lee yet. There was nothing to tell them that Harper's Ferry had fallen, and Jackson's force must still be detained there far away. They ought to strike Lee on the morrow and destroy him, and then they would destroy Jackson. Oh, Lee and Jackson had been reckless generals to venture beyond the seceding states! They marched fast now, and the fiery Hooker soon to be called Fighting Joe led the advance. |