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Author : William Henry Hurlbert
Publisher : University of Michigan Library
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1864
Category : History
ISBN : UOMDLP:abj6797:0001.001
Author : William Henry Hurlbert
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2023-07-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1021458813
A critical view of General McClellan's conduct during the Civil War. This book examines the strategic and tactical decisions made by McClellan and their impact on the outcome of the war. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : William Henry Hurlbert
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2019-08-20
Category : History
ISBN : 046130242X
This is a reproduction of the original artefact. Generally these books are created from careful scans of the original. This allows us to preserve the book accurately and present it in the way the author intended. Since the original versions are generally quite old, there may occasionally be certain imperfections within these reproductions. We're happy to make these classics available again for future generations to enjoy!
Author : William Henry 1827-1895 Hurlbert
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2016-08-26
Category : History
ISBN : 1362334782
Author : William Henry Hurlbert
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2004-01-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1418112208
Author : Ethan S. Rafuse
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 339 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2011-11-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9780253006141
“An important book that rescues George B. McClellan’s military reputation.” —Chronicles 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. “Any historian seriously interested in the period will come away from the book with useful material and a better understanding of George B. McClellan.” —Journal of Southern History “Exhaustively researched and lucidly written, Rafuse has done an excellent job in giving us a different perspective on ‘Little Mac.’” —Civil War History “Rafuse’s thoughtful study of Little Mac shows just how enthralling this complex and flawed individual continues to be.” —Blue & Gray magazine
Author : Thomas J. Rowland
Publisher : Kent State University Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0873386035
Perhaps no other Union commander's legacy in the Civil War has been the subject of as much controversy as George B. McClellan's. Since the midpoint of this century, however, he has emerged as the complex general who, though gifted with administrative and organizational skills, was unable and unwilling to fight with the splendid army he had created. Thomas J. Rowland argues that this interpretation rests squarely within the context of general historical verdicts of the way in which the North eventually triumphed. Civil War scholars have found the quality of Union leadership in the early years of the war wanting, and that it was not until U.S. Grant and W.T. Sherman emerged that success was ensured. On the other hand, Grant and Sherman knew failure but were judged less harshly than was McClellan. In George B. McClellan and Civil War History, Rowland presents a framework in which early Civil War command can be viewed without direct comparison to that of the final two years.
Author : William Henry Hurlbert
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1864
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0026283911
Author : Richard Slotkin
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2013-07-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9780871406651
A masterful account of the Civil War's turning point in the tradition of James McPherson's Crossroads of Freedom. In the summer of 1862, after a year of protracted fighting, Abraham Lincoln decided on a radical change of strategy—one that abandoned hope for a compromise peace and committed the nation to all-out war. The centerpiece of that new strategy was the Emancipation Proclamation: an unprecedented use of federal power that would revolutionize Southern society. In The Long Road to Antietam, Richard Slotkin, a renowned cultural historian, reexamines the challenges that Lincoln encountered during that anguished summer 150 years ago. In an original and incisive study of character, Slotkin re-creates the showdown between Lincoln and General George McClellan, the “Young Napoleon” whose opposition to Lincoln included obsessive fantasies of dictatorship and a military coup. He brings to three-dimensional life their ruinous conflict, demonstrating how their political struggle provided Confederate General Robert E. Lee with his best opportunity to win the war, in the grand offensive that ended in September of 1862 at the bloody Battle of Antietam.
Author : Major-General Sir Frederick Maurice
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
Page : 335 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2015-11-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781786251244
Major-General Maurice, although a British officer, was fascinated by the American Civil War, and wrote a number of important works on the conflict; even editing and publishing for the first time, the famous memoirs of General Robert E. Lee’s aide de camp Colonel Marshall. In this volume he analyses the relationship between the statesmen and their generals; in both the Confederacy and the Union there was much friction between the generals in the field and their political masters. The author takes two relationships, one successful and the other disastrous, from both sides of the firing line to scrutinize. On the Confederate side the frictions and breaches of Jefferson Davis and General J. E. Johnston are contrasted with the former’s affinity and dependence on General Robert E. Lee. In the Union ranks the frustrations and goading of Lincoln and General McClellan are balanced by the support and trust of the President’s dealings with General U.S. Grant. In closing his work General Maurice also touches on his opinions for the conduct of successful relations between politicians and the military and illustrates them with examples from the more recent First World War.
Author : George McClellan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 671 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2020-03-24
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798629868729
The true story of a great American and influential general from the Civil War First published in 1886, this remarkable story of General George B. McClellan was posthumously published by his wife, Ellen M. McClellan. The original full title is McClellan's Own Story: The War for the Union - The Soldiers Who Fought It - The Civilians Who Directed It - And His Relationship To It And To Them. This spectacular reprint includes the biographical sketch of George McClellan by W.C. Prime, LL.D., and numerous digitally remastered illustrations from a pristine source. Historians and Civil War enthusiasts will enjoy this candid autobiography that tells McClellan's Civil War story from his point of view and includes numerous private letters and communications about battles, fellow generals, and President Abraham Lincoln. Remastered with the original period font and a new cover design fit for display in the finest reading rooms. Born in Philadelphia and destined to become the governor of New Jersey, George B. McClellan is known as one of the most significant Union generals early in the American Civil War. He played an important role in raising the Army of the Potomac and served as general in chief of the Union army for a brief period. He was removed from command in 1862 and went on to a successful career in politics and writing. Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Causes of the war, principles of The Union, states rights and secession Chapter 2: Beginning of the war in the West, apathy at Washington, McClellan called to Washington Chapter 3: Private letters from General McClellan to his wife, June 21 to July 21, 1861 Chapter 4: Arrival at Washington, Reception by General Scott and the President, state of the army Chapter 5: Private letters from July 27 to September 30, 1861 Chapter 6: The defense of Washington, growth of an army, memorandum to the President Chapter 7: Details of the creation of The Army of the Potomac Chapter 8: Various generals, scenes in his command Chapter 9: Conspiracy of the politicians, interview at the President's office, the President's military orders Chapter 10: Private letters, Oct. 1, 1896 to March 12, 1892 Chapter 11: Events in and around Washington, Ball's Bluff, Harper's Ferry Chapter 12: McClellan succeeds Scott in command of all the armies, Halleck and Grant Chapter 13: Evacuation of Manassas, McClellan removed from chief command, plan of advance on Richmond Chapter 14: Letters and despatches relating to subjects treated in the foregoing and following chapters Chapter 15: The Peninsular campaign, landing at Fortress Monroe Chapter 16: Effects of reduction of the army, siege of Yorktown Chapter 17: Letters and despatches Chapter 18: Private letters April 1 to May 5, 1862 Chapter 19: Confederate retreat, pursuit towards Williamsburg Chapter 20: Advance from Williamsburg, plan of the campaign, movements on this line Chapter 21: Private letters May 6 to May 18, 1861 Chapter 22: White House, bridges, neglect at Washington, McDowell's retention useless Chapter 23: Operations on the Chickahominy, Battle of Fair Oaks Chapter 24: Private letters May 20 to June 26, 1862 Chapter 25: Beginnings of the Seven Days, Battle of Gaines's Mill Chapter 26: Seven Days' battles, Savage's Station, Malvern Hill Chapter 27: Private letters June 26 to August 23, 1862 Chapter 28: Letters to General Halleck and General Burnside, Secretary Stanton And more...
Author : Edward H. Bonekemper, III
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2015-06-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9781476606828
In the eyes of many historians, Union general George B. McClellan single-handedly did more damage to the Union war effort than any other individual—including Confederate commander Robert E. Lee. Promoting his own ideas and career regardless of the consequences, McClellan eventually became a thorn in the side of President Lincoln. Removed from command on November 5, 1862, McClellan left a legacy of excessive caution that continued to affect the Army of the Potomac. From West Point to Antietam, this volume examines McClellan’s army career and especially how his decisions affected the course of the Civil War. Union actions are examined in detail with special emphasis on the roles McClellan played—or did not play. Excerpts from McClellan’s orders and correspondence provide a contemporary picture and motives for his actions. An appendix examines the treatment given McClellan by various historians.
Author : Stephen W. Sears
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 363 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2015-02-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9780547526638
“The best account of the Battle of Antietam” from the award-winning, national bestselling author of Gettysburg and Chancellorsville (The New York Times Book Review). The Civil War battle waged on September 17, 1862, at Antietam Creek, Maryland, was one of the bloodiest in the nation’s history: in this single day, the war claimed nearly 23,000 casualties. In Landscape Turned Red, the renowned historian Stephen Sears draws on a remarkable cache of diaries, dispatches, and letters to recreate the vivid drama of Antietam as experienced not only by its leaders but also by its soldiers, both Union and Confederate. Combining brilliant military analysis with narrative history of enormous power, Landscape Turned Red is the definitive work on this climactic and bitter struggle. “A modern classic.”—The Chicago Tribune “No other book so vividly depicts that battle, the campaign that preceded it, and the dramatic political events that followed.”—The Washington Post Book World “Authoritative and graceful . . . a first-rate work of history.”—Newsweek
Author : Stephen W. Sears
Publisher : HMH
Page : 515 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2014-12-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9780544391222
“Sears has finally unraveled the mystique of this complex, brilliant Civil War general . . . A fascinating story” (James M. McPherson, author of Battle Cry of Freedom). “Commander of the Northern army in the Civil War, Gen. George McClellan saw himself as God’s chosen instrument for saving the Union. Self-aggrandizing, with a streak of arrogant stubbornness, he set himself above President Lincoln, whom he privately called ‘the Gorilla.’ To ‘the young Napoleon,’ as McClellan’s troops dubbed him, abolition was an ‘accursed doctrine.’ Fond of conspiracy plots, he insisted that the Lincoln administration had traitorously conspired to set him up for military defeat. Although he constantly anticipated one big, decisive battle that would crush the South, he squandered one military opportunity after another, and, if Sears is correct, he was the worst strategist the Army of the Potomac ever had. Based on primary sources, letters, dispatch books, diaries, newspapers, this masterly biography is an astonishing portrait of an egotistical crank who could snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.” —Publishers Weekly “Engagingly written and thoroughly researched, Sears’s persuasive critique is the best and most complete biography of this controversial general.” —Library Journal “The best biography of McClellan ever published. Sears uses intensive research, including new material, to document the tormented, wasted military career of a talented man . . . The enigma of McClellan has never been explained so well . . . Historians should be grateful.” —The Washington Post Book World
Author : Hiram Ketchum
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2024-06-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0608347094
