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CALL FOR REINFORCEMENTS.
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Tell her, comrade, when you see her,
That my battlefields are o'er,
And I've gone to join an army
Where rebellion comes no more;
Tell her that I hope to greet her,
When together we shall meet.
In that better home in heaven,
Where we never more shall weep.
CHAPTER X.
MC CLELLAN’S DESPATCH FROM EWELL’S FARM—CALL FOR REINFORCEMENTS—NEWS FROM NORFOLK—DESCRIPTION OF THE MERRIMAC—THE ENGAGEMENT IN HAMPTON ROADS—FIRST AND LAST FIGHT OF THE MERRIMAC—VICTORY OF THE MONITOR—ADVANCE ON THE PENINSULA—THE BATTLE SONG—A MUDDY MARCH—ON THE CHICKAHIMINY—CRITICAL POSITION OF GENERAL BANKS—THE ORESIDENT’S DESPATCHES—MC CLELLAN'S REPLY.
On the tenth of May headquarters were established beyond Williamsburg, and commanications were opened between the forces moving by land and water. The following despatch was then sent by General McClellan to Secretary Stanton:
| "Camp at Ewell's Farm, | 
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| "Three miles beyond Williamsburg, | 
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| ’ May 10th—5 a. m. | 
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"From the information reaching me from every source, I regard it as certain that the enemy will meet us with all his force on or near the Chickahominy. They can concentrate many more men
