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

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Main Author: Rafuse, Ethan Sepp, 1968-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2005.
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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.