McClellan's Own Story

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Digital Scanning Inc, Dec 19, 1998 - Biography & Autobiography - 678 pages
Although McClellan was a brilliant administrator who possessed good strategic sense, the record shows that he was overcautious and consistently overestimated the strength of his adversaries, always demanding more men and supplies before undertaking offensive action. In 1862, McClellan disagreed with Abraham Lincoln and advanced on Richmond from the east instead of moving directly against the Confederates at Manassas, Virginia. Although the Union army was successful during the Peninsular campaign, their failure to take Richmond, the Confederate capital, gave the South new motivation. Dissatisfied with the campaign and McClellan, Lincoln replaced him with Henry W. Halleck as commander-in-chief.
 

Contents

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF GEORGE BRINTON MCCLELLAN
1
INTRODUCTION BY THE AUTHOR
27
CHAPTER II
42
the enemy
53
Private letters of General McClellan to his wife June 21
64
Private letters July 27 to Sept 30 1861 8292
82
CHAPTER VI
93
Organization of the army What an army is Infantry artillery
108
CHAPTER XVII
291
CHAPTER XVIII
306
CHAPTER XIX
319
Advance from Williamsburg Franklins movement
334
CHAPTER XXI
352
PAGE
395
Beginning of the Seven Days McDowell coming but not yet
410
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453

CHAPTER VIII
136
CHAPTER IX
149
CHAPTER X
167
with Secretary Stanton
171
CHAPTER XI
180
CHAPTER XII
198
CHAPTER XIII
222
CHAPTER XIV
243
CHAPTER XV
253
Effects of reduction of the army Overthrow of the campaign
262
CHAPTER XXVI
472
CHAPTER XXIX
481
CHAPTER XXX
508
CHAPTER XXXI
528
CHAPTER XXXII
534
Private letters Sept 2 to Sept 14 1862
566
Private letters Oct 1 to Nov 10 1862
654
INDEX
663
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