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McClellan's War
About this book
"An important book that rescues George B. McClellan's military reputation." â
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Bold, brash, and full of ambition, George Brinton McClellan seemed destined for greatness when he assumed command of all the Union armies before he was 35. It was not to be. Ultimately deemed a failure on the battlefield by Abraham Lincoln, he was finally dismissed from command following the bloody battle of Antietam. To better understand this fascinating, however flawed, character, Ethan S. Rafuse considers the broad and complicated political climate of the earlier 19th Century. Rather than blaming McClellan for the Union's military losses, Rafuse attempts to understand his political thinking as it affected his wartime strategy. As a result, Rafuse sheds light not only on McClellan's conduct on the battlefields of 1861-62 but also on United States politics and culture in the years leading up to the Civil War.
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"Any historian seriously interested in the period will come away from the book with useful material and a better understanding of George B. McClellan." â Journal of Southern History
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"Exhaustively researched and lucidly written, Rafuse has done an excellent job in giving us a different perspective on 'Little Mac.'" â Civil War History
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"Rafuse's thoughtful study of Little Mac shows just how enthralling this complex and flawed individual continues to be." â Blue & Gray magazine
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Bold, brash, and full of ambition, George Brinton McClellan seemed destined for greatness when he assumed command of all the Union armies before he was 35. It was not to be. Ultimately deemed a failure on the battlefield by Abraham Lincoln, he was finally dismissed from command following the bloody battle of Antietam. To better understand this fascinating, however flawed, character, Ethan S. Rafuse considers the broad and complicated political climate of the earlier 19th Century. Rather than blaming McClellan for the Union's military losses, Rafuse attempts to understand his political thinking as it affected his wartime strategy. As a result, Rafuse sheds light not only on McClellan's conduct on the battlefields of 1861-62 but also on United States politics and culture in the years leading up to the Civil War.
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"Any historian seriously interested in the period will come away from the book with useful material and a better understanding of George B. McClellan." â Journal of Southern History
Â
"Exhaustively researched and lucidly written, Rafuse has done an excellent job in giving us a different perspective on 'Little Mac.'" â Civil War History
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"Rafuse's thoughtful study of Little Mac shows just how enthralling this complex and flawed individual continues to be." â Blue & Gray magazine
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- List of Maps
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1. âTraditions and Associations ⌠Were All on the Side of the Old Whig Partyâ
- 2. âI Can Do As Well As Anyone in Both My Studies and My Military Dutiesâ
- 3. Political Realignment
- 4. âA Strong Democrat of the Stephen A. Douglas Schoolâ
- 5. To Kill Secession
- 6. âA New and Strange Positionâ
- 7. Supreme Command
- 8. âYou Have No Idea of the Pressure Brought to Bear Hereâ
- 9. âWhat Do You Think of the Science of Generalship?â
- 10. The Peninsula Campaign
- 11. âI Do Not Like the ⌠Turn That Affairs Are Takingâ
- 12. âHe Has Acted Badlyâ
- 13. âTo Meet the Necessities of the Momentâ
- 14. âThe Most Terrible Battleâ
- 15. âIt Is My Duty to Submit to the Presdtâs Proclamation & Quietly Continue Doing My Dutyâ
- 16. The Last Campaign
- Epilogue
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index