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I did not think you were such a good prophet when you wrote me some time ago that in your estimation McLellan's Army was in the most perilous situation of any. The operations of the past three weeks show that you were perfectly correct. It is a wonder that he saved so many of his troops as he did in getting them here- We lost every thing, but the few clothes we had on at Gaines Hill - It is impossible to describe the scene where we started on our retreat, it was awful, and I hope I shall never see another retreat commenced by the Union Army