During a brief stopover at Fort Monroe he detected an unusual buildup of shipping in Hampton Roads and learned they were carrying thousands of troops under Ambrose Burnside from North Carolina on their way to reinforce John Pope in the Northern Virginia Campaign.
He detected an unusual buildup of shipping in Hampton Roads. This was during a brief stopover at Fort Monroe. He learned. This was during a brief stopover at Fort Monroe. They were carrying thousands of troops under Ambrose Burnside from North Carolina on their way. This was to reinforce John Pope in the Northern Virginia Campaign.