Quote#Nature
Major-General McClellan has propagated in high quarters the idea…
Quote byWinfield Scott · 1786–1866
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Letter to Secretary of War Simon Cameron, detailing some disagreements with the actions and policies of General McCellan, and requesting to be granted a retirement (9 August 1861)..
English (original)
Major-General McClellan has propagated in high quarters the idea expressed in the letter before me, that Washington was not only "insecure," but in "imminent danger." Relying on our numbers, our forts, and the Potomac River, I am confident in the opposite opinion
— Winfield Scott
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