[from the recollections of Capt. Jonathan B. Hager, 14th U. S. Regulars, as copied from his diary]
Mar 19 I went up to Washington on the 19th and laid
in the necessary supplies for a campaign and
returned to camp next day. While in this camp
we had the pleasure of witnessing the review
of Gen. McDowell's Corps of 30,000 men. It was
a grand sight. Here I first saw Gen. McClellan
that little man who was destined to occupy
a play so conspicuous a part in the grand
tragedy of the rebellion. He looked small,
but he was big enough. Little Mac, as he was
familiarly called by his soldiers was big
enough to act a leading part in this
grand drama of a world in arms. Bit
enough to have the devotion of an army
rare for its numbers, patriotism & intelligence.
MSS 9044
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