McClellan's Own Story.

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Main Author: McClellan, George B. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Scituate : La Vergne : Digital Scanning, Inc. Ingram Book Co. [distributor] 1999
Edition:Reprint.
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Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • ""GEN. GEORGE B. McCLELLAN
  • STEEL PLATE""; ""McCLELLAN'S OWN STORY""; ""CONTENTS""; ""ILLUSTRATIONS""; ""Steel plate : Portrait of Gen Geo. B. McClellan; from a photo-graph taken in 1885.""; ""Statuette, by J.A. Bailly: Gen. McClellan on horseback.""; ""Map of the Peninsular.""; ""McClellan Reconnoitring at Yorktown. Drawn by A.R. Waud""; ""Plan of the Siege of Yorktown.""; ""Dan Webster: Gen. McClellanâ€?s favorite war-horse. From a photograph""; ""Gen. McClellan at the White House : Drawn by A.R. Waud.""
  • ""Gen. McClellan, Gen. Morell, Prince de Joinville, Comte de Paris, Col. Colburn, and Col. Sweitzer, at Gen. Morellâ€?s headquar-ters. From a photograph by Brady.""""McClellan posting the batteries at Malvern Hill. Drawn by A.R. Waud""; ""Fac-simile of despatch, Gen. McClellan to Gen. Halleck. From McClellanâ€?s original despatch-book""; ""Map of the Battle of Antietam.""; ""The Burnside Bridge over the Antietam. From a photograph taken in 1862.""; ""McClellan at Antietam. Drawn by A.R. Waud.""; ""McClellanâ€?s Farewell to the Army of the Potomac. Drawn by A.R. Waud.""
  • ""BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH""""The Life, Services and Character of George B. McClellan by W.C. Prime August 10, 1886""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""CHAPTER I""; ""STATE RIGHTS AND SECESSION""; ""SLAVERY""; ""McCLELLANâ€?S POLITICS.""; ""CAUSE OF THE WAR.""; ""NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN PREPARATIONS""; ""COMMAND IN OHIO""; ""CHAPTER II""; ""BEGINNING OF THE WAR""; ""THE WEST UNPREPARED""; ""ORGANIZATION IN THE WEST.""; ""GRANTS GOOD LUCK.""; ""TENNESSEE.""; ""WESTERN VIRGINIA PROCLAMATION.""; ""WEST VIRGINIA CAMPAIGN""; ""TREATMENT OF PRISONERS.""; ""CHAPTER III""
  • ""PRIVATE LETTERS OF GENERAL McCLELLAN TO HIS WIFE, June 21 to July 21, 1861""""CHAPTER IV""; ""CONDITION OF WASHINGTON""; ""SAFETY OF THE CAPITAL""; ""GENERAL McDOWELL""; ""PLAN OF FOR FORTIFICATIONS""; ""METHOD OF MAKING RETURNS""; ""NUMBERS OF THE ARMY""; ""POSITION OF TROOPS""; ""FORMATION OF DIVISIONS""; ""CHAPTER V""; ""Private letters, July 27 to Sept. 30, 1861 ""; ""CHAPTER VI""; ""POSITION OF FORCES""; ""THE REGULAR ARMY.""; ""MUTINY""; ""MEMORANDUM""; ""RETROSPECTIVE""; ""LETTER TO MR. CAMERON.""; ""CHAPTER VII""; ""ARMY ORGANIZATION""; ""GEN. SCOTTâ€?S VIEWS""; ""THE STAFF""
  • ""HEALTH OF THE ARMY""""DETAILS OF THE CREATION OF THE ARMY OF THE POTAMAC""; ""CHAPTER VIII""; ""STANTON AND HALLECK""; ""VARIOUS GENERALS""; ""BLENKERâ€?S CAMP""; ""FOREIGN OFFICERS""; ""THE FRENCH PRINCES""; ""MARYLAND LEGISLATURE""; ""CHAPTER IX""; ""CONSPIRACY OF THE POLITICIANS""; ""EDWIN M. STANTON""; ""COMMENCEMENT OF DIFFICULTIES""; ""SALMON P. CHASE""; ""STANTON WAR SECRETARY""; ""MR. LINCOLN""; ""THE PRESIDENTâ€?S WAR ORDERS""; ""CHAPTER X""; ""Private letters, Oct. 1, 1861, to March 12, 1862""; ""CHAPTER XI""; ""BALL'S BLUFF""; ""GENERAL LANDER""; ""HARPERâ€?S FERRY""