McClellan's war the failure of moderation in the struggle for the Union /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Rafuse, Ethan Sepp, 1968-
Corporate Author:	ebrary, Inc
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Bloomington [Indiana] : Indiana University Press, c2005.
Subjects:	McClellan, George Brinton, > 1826-1885. McClellan, George Brinton, > 1826-1885 > Military leadership. United States. > Army > Biography. Strategy > History > 19th century. Command of troops > History > 19th century. Generals > United States > Biography. United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Campaigns. Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

"Traditions and associations ... were all on the side of the old Whig Party"
"I can do as well as anyone in both my studies and my military duties"
Political realignment
"A strong Democrat of the Stephen A. Douglas school"
To kill secession
"A new and strange position"
Supreme command
"You have no idea of the pressure brought to bear here"
"What do you think of the science of generalship?"
The Peninsula campaign
"I do not like the . . . turn that affairs are taking"
"He has acted badly"
"To meet the necessities of the moment"
"The most terrible battle"
"It is my duty to submit to the presdt's proclamation & quietly continue doing my duty"
The last campaign.

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