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 a shortcoming to which his experience in the African Campaign had not prepared hirn.

The Prince du Joinville, e Count of Paris, and ~he Duk2 of Charcres, sworè in r.and, ~ried, among t~e ?ederal off icers, to eut the Yoaà of t~e r-aways. ~he multitude re:used ~o stop. The Battle o: Ccl d Harbor was lest for the ~orth. It had revealed the sort of weakness chat improvised armies are subject to -- prompt in heroism, but sometirnes also in breakdown. Nothing was left but for McClellan to try to avoid a disaster. The following day, the army was in full retreat, but its General was, even then, going to prove his genius and see his fame grow.