George B. McClellan : the young Napoleon

George B. McClellan : the young Napoleon /

Stephen Sears posits that "General McClellan's importance in shaping the course of the Union during the Civil War was matched only by that of President Lincoln and Generals Grant and Sherman." And yet the "Young Napoleon" has been relegated to the shadows by historians of th...

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Main Author: Sears, Stephen W.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Boston, Mass : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2014
Subjects:
McClellan, George B. > (George Brinton), > 1826-1885.
United States. > Army > Biography.
Generals > United States > Biography.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Campaigns.
Biographies.
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Front Cover
  • Front Flap
  • Front Matter
  • Half Title
  • Other Books by this Author
  • Title
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • Maps
  • Introduction
  • 1. The Making of a Soldier
  • 2. On Peacetime Service
  • 3. Life in a Civilian World
  • 4. The Call to War
  • Map of Western Virginia Theater
  • 5. Building an Army
  • 6. General of All the Armies
  • 7. The Grand Campaign
  • Map of Eastern Virginia Theater
  • 8. On the Peninsula
  • 9. The Battle for Richmond
  • Map of The Richmond Battlefields
  • 10. Impasse at Harrison's Landing
  • 11. General Without an ArmyIllustrations
  • 12. Opportunity of a Lifetime
  • Map of The Maryland Theater
  • 13. The Battle of Antietam
  • Map of The Antietam Battlefield
  • 14. The Last Command
  • 15. The Political Arena
  • 16. Campaign for the Presidency
  • 17. The Old Soldier
  • Epilogue: A Memoir for History
  • Back Matter
  • Sources and Acknowledgments
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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