McClellan's Own StoryAlthough 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. |
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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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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 |
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advance affairs aide-de-camp army arrived artillery attack Banks batteries battle Bottom's bridge bridge Brig.-Gen brigade Burnside camp campaign Capt cavalry Chickahominy command corps Court-House cross defence despatch direction division duty enemy enemy's entrenched feel fight fire flank force Fort Magruder Fort Monroe Fortress Monroe Franklin front G. B. MCCLELLAN gunboats guns Halleck Harper's Ferry headquarters Heintzelman Hooker hope infantry instructions James river last night letter Maj.-Gen Manassas McDowell McDowell's ment miles military morning move movement necessary occupied officers once operations Porter position possible Potomac President railroad reached ready rear rebels received reconnoissances regiments reinforcements reply retreat returned Richmond road Savage's Station secesh Secretary Secretary of War sent Smith soon staff Stanton Sumner supplies telegram telegraphed tion to-day to-morrow transportation troops Virginia wagons Washington White Oak Swamp Williamsburg wounded yesterday York river Yorktown