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... the whole South , especially to Virginia and the Carolinas . Each side therefore tried to control this area itself . The Federals , under McClellan , of whom we shall X soon hear more , had two lines of invasion THE CLASH : 1861 29.
... the whole South , especially to Virginia and the Carolinas . Each side therefore tried to control this area itself . The Federals , under McClellan , of whom we shall X soon hear more , had two lines of invasion THE CLASH : 1861 29.
Page 30
... McClellan's own campaign in West Virginia . But the Kanawha campaign , which lasted till November , had only just begun , with Rosecrans as successor to McClellan ( who had been recalled to Washington for very high command ) and with ...
... McClellan's own campaign in West Virginia . But the Kanawha campaign , which lasted till November , had only just begun , with Rosecrans as successor to McClellan ( who had been recalled to Washington for very high command ) and with ...
Page 31
... McClellan's bubble reputation . McClellan was an ex - captain of United States Engineers who had done very well at West Point , had distinguished himself in Mexico , had repre- sented the American army with the Allies in the Crimea ...
... McClellan's bubble reputation . McClellan was an ex - captain of United States Engineers who had done very well at West Point , had distinguished himself in Mexico , had repre- sented the American army with the Allies in the Crimea ...
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... McClellan's tinsel was counted out for gold before an avaricious mob of undiscriminating readers ; and when , at the height of the publicity campaign , the Government wanted to retrieve Bull Run they turned to the " Man of Destiny " who ...
... McClellan's tinsel was counted out for gold before an avaricious mob of undiscriminating readers ; and when , at the height of the publicity campaign , the Government wanted to retrieve Bull Run they turned to the " Man of Destiny " who ...
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... McClellan went to Washing- ton and Lee to West Virginia , the main Union army had been disastrously defeated by the main Con- federate army at Bull Run , on that vital ground which lay between the rival capitals . In April Lincoln had ...
... McClellan went to Washing- ton and Lee to West Virginia , the main Union army had been disastrously defeated by the main Con- federate army at Bull Run , on that vital ground which lay between the rival capitals . In April Lincoln had ...
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