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... President apologized , and McClellan left , wondering " how a man of Lincoln's intelligence could give ear to such abomina- ble nonsense . " He was inclined to place the origin of the canard with Stanton , but he was wrong ; the ...
... President apologized , and McClellan left , wondering " how a man of Lincoln's intelligence could give ear to such abomina- ble nonsense . " He was inclined to place the origin of the canard with Stanton , but he was wrong ; the ...
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... President . The other plan was to transfer the troops by water to some point on the lower Chesapeake , and thence advance to Richmond . This was General McClellan's plan . The President yielded his own views , although they were ...
... President . The other plan was to transfer the troops by water to some point on the lower Chesapeake , and thence advance to Richmond . This was General McClellan's plan . The President yielded his own views , although they were ...
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... President , Secretary , General - in - Chief - and on October 6 , Halleck sent McClellan a peremptory order : " The President directs that you cross the Potomac and give battle to the enemy or drive him south . Your army must move now ...
... President , Secretary , General - in - Chief - and on October 6 , Halleck sent McClellan a peremptory order : " The President directs that you cross the Potomac and give battle to the enemy or drive him south . Your army must move now ...
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