In July Lincoln kor u qaaday Henry Halleck. Lincoln magacaabay John Pope sida madaxa ciidanka cusub ee Virginia. Pope u hoggaansamaan doonista Lincoln ee in ay horumariyaan on Richmond ka soo waqooyiga, sidaas ilaalinta Washington ka weerar. Pope waxaa ka dibna si fiican looga adkaaday ee Battle Labaad ee Bull Run ee xagaaga 1862, ciidanka ee Potomac dib ugu qasbay in ay difaacaan Washington. Inkastoo uu ku qanacsaneyn la'aanta McClellan si ay u xoojiyaan, Lincoln isaga soo celiyay in ay taliska ciidamada oo dhan ku wareegsan Washington. Laba maalmood ka dib markii McClellan ee amar in ay ku noqdaan, ciidamada General E. Lee ayaa ka gudbay Webiga Potomac galay Maryland, in Battle of Antietam ee September.
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