Toward a Better Understanding of George McClellan

The general’s concept of warfare and his antipathy toward Abraham Lincoln had their roots in prewar politics. Shortly after George B. McClellan’s death on October 29, 1885, one admirer predicted that “History will do him justice.” If what he meant by “justice” was that any mention of the general’s name during a battlefield tour or …

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