McClellan's War : the Failure of Moderation in the Struggle for the Union.

Bold, brash, and full of ambition, George Brinton McClellan seemed destined for greatness when he assumed command of all the Union armies before he was 35. It was not to be. Ultimately deemed a failure on the battlefield by Abraham Lincoln, he was finally dismissed from command following the bloody...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Rafuse, Ethan S.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bloomington, IN : Indiana University Press, 2011.
Temas:
McClellan, George B. > (George Brinton), > 1826-1885 > Military leadership.
McClellan, George B. > (George Brinton), > 1826-1885.
McClellan, George B. > (George Brinton), > 1826-1885
United States. > Army > Biography.
États-Unis. > Army > Biographies.
United States. > Army
1800-1899
Generals > United States > Biography.
Command of troops > History > 19th century.
Strategy > History > 19th century.
Généraux > États-Unis > Biographies.
Commandement des troupes > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Stratégie > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Command of troops
Generals
Military campaigns
Strategy
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Campaigns.
États-Unis > Histoire > 1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession) > Campagnes et batailles.
United States
Biographies
History
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  • "Traditions and associations ... were all on the side of the old Whig Party"
  • "I can do as well as anyone in both my studies and my military duties"
  • Political realignment
  • "A strong Democrat of the Stephen A. Douglas school"
  • To kill secession
  • "A new and strange position"
  • Supreme command
  • "You have no idea of the pressure brought to bear here"
  • "What do you think of the science of generalship?"
  • The Peninsula campaign
  • "I do not like the ... turn that affairs are taking"
  • "He has acted badly"
  • "To meet the necessities of the moment"
  • "The most terrible battle"
  • "It is my duty to submit to the presdt's proclamation & quietly continue doing my duty"
  • The last campaign.

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