Abraham Lincoln: A Biography, by Benjamin P. Thomas |
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Page 289
... McClellan commander in chief . The President wondered if this , added to the command of the Army of the Potomac , might be too great a task . " I can do it all , " McClellan airily declared . He and his staff conducted the venerable ...
... McClellan commander in chief . The President wondered if this , added to the command of the Army of the Potomac , might be too great a task . " I can do it all , " McClellan airily declared . He and his staff conducted the venerable ...
Page 326
... McClellan's nerves . " Have had a terrible contest , " he wired Stanton . " Attacked by greatly superior numbers in ... McClellan had been out- numbered two to one , on the south side his force exceeded Lee's by three to one . But ...
... McClellan's nerves . " Have had a terrible contest , " he wired Stanton . " Attacked by greatly superior numbers in ... McClellan had been out- numbered two to one , on the south side his force exceeded Lee's by three to one . But ...
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... McClellan at the mountain passes while he brought his forces together again at Sharpsburg . On September 16 McClellan reported to Lincoln that his army faced the enemy along Antietam Creek and he was waiting for a heavy fog to rise ...
... McClellan at the mountain passes while he brought his forces together again at Sharpsburg . On September 16 McClellan reported to Lincoln that his army faced the enemy along Antietam Creek and he was waiting for a heavy fog to rise ...
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The Short and Simple Annals of the Poor | 3 |
Young Man on His Own | 23 |
His Love Affairs | 44 |
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