Perhaps, if he had possessed the requisite patience, he might have attained the same result by a less repulsive and more noble policy.
The regiment remained in Washington about a fortnight.

The capital was no longer considered to be in danger.

A large body of troops had been massed in and around the city, and the rebels' boast that they would soon capture Washington was no longer heeded.

Fear and anxiety had given place to hope and expectation.

"On to Richmond!" was the cry sounded by the newspapers, and repeated by the people.