12-15, 12th through the 15th of 1862. and he s going to fall upon mcclellan s flank with 45,000 troops. and then he s going to bring jackson in from the valley with 20,000 more to attack mcclellan s rear. here is this guy, 200 soldiers at harper s ferry and now he s commanding, add all that up. 25,000, 47,000, 20,000, 92,000 people. and, guy goby god, it worked, f limited perspective anyway. mcclellan was halted, embarrassed and overrun, at least on his flank at gaines mill and lost his nerve and called for a change of base, which sounded like a skedaddle. a withdrawal to the james river, and lee followed. in his general order, he wrote on thursday, june 26th, the powerful and thoroughly equipped army of the enemy was entrenched in works vast and extent and most formidable in character within the sight of our capital. today the remains of that confident and threatening host lie upon the banks of the james river, 30 miles that s a little bit more like 23, i think. 30 miles