Author : Louis Legrand
Publisher : Kessinger Publishing
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 16,23 MB
Release : 2009-08
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9781104916381
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Author : George Stillman Hillard
Publisher :
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 42,22 MB
Release : 1864
Category : Biography & Autobiography
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Author : Stephen W. Sears
Publisher : HMH
Page : 515 pages
File Size : 22,64 MB
Release : 2014-12-09
Category : History
ISBN : 0544391225
“Sears has finally unraveled the mystique of this complex, brilliant Civil War general . . . A fascinating story” (James M. McPherson, author of Battle Cry of Freedom). “Commander of the Northern army in the Civil War, Gen. George McClellan saw himself as God’s chosen instrument for saving the Union. Self-aggrandizing, with a streak of arrogant stubbornness, he set himself above President Lincoln, whom he privately called ‘the Gorilla.’ To ‘the young Napoleon,’ as McClellan’s troops dubbed him, abolition was an ‘accursed doctrine.’ Fond of conspiracy plots, he insisted that the Lincoln administration had traitorously conspired to set him up for military defeat. Although he constantly anticipated one big, decisive battle that would crush the South, he squandered one military opportunity after another, and, if Sears is correct, he was the worst strategist the Army of the Potomac ever had. Based on primary sources, letters, dispatch books, diaries, newspapers, this masterly biography is an astonishing portrait of an egotistical crank who could snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.” —Publishers Weekly “Engagingly written and thoroughly researched, Sears’s persuasive critique is the best and most complete biography of this controversial general.” —Library Journal “The best biography of McClellan ever published. Sears uses intensive research, including new material, to document the tormented, wasted military career of a talented man . . . The enigma of McClellan has never been explained so well . . . Historians should be grateful.” —The Washington Post Book World
Author : George McClellan
Publisher :
Page : 671 pages
File Size : 10,80 MB
Release : 2020-03-24
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The true story of a great American and influential general from the Civil War First published in 1886, this remarkable story of General George B. McClellan was posthumously published by his wife, Ellen M. McClellan. The original full title is McClellan's Own Story: The War for the Union - The Soldiers Who Fought It - The Civilians Who Directed It - And His Relationship To It And To Them. This spectacular reprint includes the biographical sketch of George McClellan by W.C. Prime, LL.D., and numerous digitally remastered illustrations from a pristine source. Historians and Civil War enthusiasts will enjoy this candid autobiography that tells McClellan's Civil War story from his point of view and includes numerous private letters and communications about battles, fellow generals, and President Abraham Lincoln. Remastered with the original period font and a new cover design fit for display in the finest reading rooms. Born in Philadelphia and destined to become the governor of New Jersey, George B. McClellan is known as one of the most significant Union generals early in the American Civil War. He played an important role in raising the Army of the Potomac and served as general in chief of the Union army for a brief period. He was removed from command in 1862 and went on to a successful career in politics and writing. Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Causes of the war, principles of The Union, states rights and secession Chapter 2: Beginning of the war in the West, apathy at Washington, McClellan called to Washington Chapter 3: Private letters from General McClellan to his wife, June 21 to July 21, 1861 Chapter 4: Arrival at Washington, Reception by General Scott and the President, state of the army Chapter 5: Private letters from July 27 to September 30, 1861 Chapter 6: The defense of Washington, growth of an army, memorandum to the President Chapter 7: Details of the creation of The Army of the Potomac Chapter 8: Various generals, scenes in his command Chapter 9: Conspiracy of the politicians, interview at the President's office, the President's military orders Chapter 10: Private letters, Oct. 1, 1896 to March 12, 1892 Chapter 11: Events in and around Washington, Ball's Bluff, Harper's Ferry Chapter 12: McClellan succeeds Scott in command of all the armies, Halleck and Grant Chapter 13: Evacuation of Manassas, McClellan removed from chief command, plan of advance on Richmond Chapter 14: Letters and despatches relating to subjects treated in the foregoing and following chapters Chapter 15: The Peninsular campaign, landing at Fortress Monroe Chapter 16: Effects of reduction of the army, siege of Yorktown Chapter 17: Letters and despatches Chapter 18: Private letters April 1 to May 5, 1862 Chapter 19: Confederate retreat, pursuit towards Williamsburg Chapter 20: Advance from Williamsburg, plan of the campaign, movements on this line Chapter 21: Private letters May 6 to May 18, 1861 Chapter 22: White House, bridges, neglect at Washington, McDowell's retention useless Chapter 23: Operations on the Chickahominy, Battle of Fair Oaks Chapter 24: Private letters May 20 to June 26, 1862 Chapter 25: Beginnings of the Seven Days, Battle of Gaines's Mill Chapter 26: Seven Days' battles, Savage's Station, Malvern Hill Chapter 27: Private letters June 26 to August 23, 1862 Chapter 28: Letters to General Halleck and General Burnside, Secretary Stanton And more...
Author : George Stillman HILLARD
Publisher :
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 36,34 MB
Release : 1865
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Author : Markinfield Addey
Publisher :
Page : 574 pages
File Size : 13,26 MB
Release : 1864
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Author : Thomas J. Rowland
Publisher : Kent State University Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 35,77 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780873386036
Perhaps no other Union commander's legacy in the Civil War has been the subject of as much controversy as George B. McClellan's. Since the midpoint of this century, however, he has emerged as the complex general who, though gifted with administrative and organizational skills, was unable and unwilling to fight with the splendid army he had created. Thomas J. Rowland argues that this interpretation rests squarely within the context of general historical verdicts of the way in which the North eventually triumphed. Civil War scholars have found the quality of Union leadership in the early years of the war wanting, and that it was not until U.S. Grant and W.T. Sherman emerged that success was ensured. On the other hand, Grant and Sherman knew failure but were judged less harshly than was McClellan. In George B. McClellan and Civil War History, Rowland presents a framework in which early Civil War command can be viewed without direct comparison to that of the final two years.
Author : Ya Pamphlet Collection
Publisher :
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 29,43 MB
Release : 2015-07-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9781331182146
Excerpt from Major-General George B. McClellan, From August 1st, 1861, to August 1st 1862 Twelve months ago, when what remained of the army led by Gen. McDowell to Manassas, had returned to the City of Washington a defeated, routed, disorganised mob; when a large rebel army lay in front of Washington and could have entered it whenever their leaders saw fit to do so; when it had become evident that Winfield Scott, the Hero of other days, was weighed down by old age and no longer able, following the impulse of his patriotic soul, to direct the armies of the United States; when despair and consternation were the order of the day: - at that time the President called to Washington George B.McClellan, a volunteer General, who during his campaign in Western Virginia had attracted general attention, as well by the rapid victorious movements of his army as by the modesty but terseness of his reports thereof to the Commander-in-Chief. The President appointed him Major-General of the army of the United States and Commanding General of an army yet to be organized and to be known as the army of the Potomac, to be located in and around the City of Washington. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author : George Brinton McClellan (General.)
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Page : 26 pages
File Size : 29,1 MB
Release : 1862
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Author : Ya Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congr
Publisher : Wentworth Press
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 42,62 MB
Release : 2016-08-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9781373881182
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