George B. McClellan

General John Pope, and Major General George B. McClellan. It had four times the amount of casualties than the original Battle of Bull Run. Taken place in Northern Virginia it was a battle between Union and Confederate Armies on August 28-30 1862. John Pope led the Union army, and on the Confederate side General Robert E. Lee led the way. The Union army had the most casualties while the Confederate army suffered loses but minimal compared to the Union army. Major General George B McClellan demoted from overall command by President Abraham Lincoln, would only command the…

George B. McClellan 1826-1885 was a United States Army officer, railroad president, and politician who served as a major general during the Civil War 1861-65. McClellan organized the Army of the Potomac in 1861 and briefly served as general-in-chief of the Union Army. McClellan was well liked by his men but his reluctance to attack the Confederacy with the full force of his Army despite having a significant advantage put him on bad terms with President Abraham Lincoln. In 1862 McClellan…

relationship. In the start of the letter, she seems to be smitten with him, because she mentions that she hears about him around town and that it “satisfies” her “very much.” Before this, Mary writes that she knows that he is not fond of letter writing, so we can see that there seems to be a slight strain on the relationship, but not to an extreme degree, just like any other relationship. Mary also fills him in on events happening with the family such as “little Taddie” feeling better, which,…

Abraham Lincoln, George McClellan, Robert E. Lee and Jefferson Davis is fascinating as it provides the reader with a larger picture of who they were. Not only does he provide insight on this significant figures of history, but also the minor ones such as Pope, Burnside and Halleck. He provides his argument in detailed backgrounds of character, politics and battle strategies. The character that is most certainly given the center stage of this book is General George McClellan. McClellan is…

People Of the War 1. General George B. McClellan George Brinton McClellan is most often know as the retired General for the Union during the Civil War. With the outbreak of the Civil War, Ohio governor William Dennison, recommended McClellan’s work as a military leader to President Lincoln which he would later accept. As General-in-Chief of the Union Army in the North, McClellan hardly made any advancements and would often over estimate the enemy. He was relieved from command when President…

it would just be like watching a sporting event, to the extent that a New York volunteer said “What a picnic”. The reality was that some civilians were seriously hurt, killed and even captured. At the end, it brought the cruel reality of what was to come on future skirmishes during the Civil War. Luckily for the Union Army in retreat, the Confederates did not have the capability at the time to pursue and destroy the Union Army as they were retreating; this became a hot topic of discussion with…

wonder when Clara is going to try and scavenge for more supplies. At the start she brought in four wagons filled with all sorts of supplies for the nurses and surgeons on site. But with each and every patient that number is getting lower and lower. I am so thankful for her. Without her I do not know what we would have been able to do. When she came I said, “You have no idea how difficult it really has been with no supplies. The soldiers have been put through absurd amounts of pain” She replied,…

Spies are often used to implement or be used as an advantage for a certain side. One example of this is on April 2, 1861, when Abraham Lincoln, the 16th U.S president, paid ten thousand dollars to the Army office to go on an expedition to Fort Pickens, Florida. ( 83-84) While there, they were to attempt to control the South more by sealing southern ports by using blockading warships. ( 84) Spies were also used to convey warnings to help protect their side or help them get ahead of their…

not retreat, instead settling in for a long siege at Petersburg.” (McGovern 2009) Lincoln was fortunate that Grant was not only willing, but also extremely capable to hold his own. Like Lincoln, Grant was in it for the long haul and he wanted victory as well. Lincoln and Grant were both prepared for loss and they were both looking forward to the eventual total win of the war. “Lincoln would accept nothing less than restoration of the Union and the abandonment of slaver, terms he knew the…

Union advance, while they were fighting General Barnard Bee said, “There stands Jackson like a stone wall.” During the Civil War, Robert E. Lee became in charge of the Confederate Army in 1862, which Stonewall Jackson joined as a general under Lee. They fought many major battles together the Battle of Antietam, Battle of Fredericksburg, and the Battle of Chancellorsville. The Battle of Antietam took place because of special order 191, this order stated that the Confederate Army would…