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

Main Author: Rafuse, Ethan Sepp, 1968-
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Bloomington [Indiana] : Indiana University Press, c2005.
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Online Access:http://site.ebrary.com/lib/ucy/Doc?id=10537956
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300 |a xiv, 525 p. :  |b ill., maps. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 0 |a "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. 
600 1 0 |a McClellan, George Brinton,  |d 1826-1885. 
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650 0 |a Strategy  |x History  |y 19th century. 
650 0 |a Command of troops  |x History  |y 19th century. 
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651 0 |a United States  |x History  |y Civil War, 1861-1865  |x Campaigns. 
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