Lincoln and McClellan : the troubled partnership between a president and his general /

Lincoln and McClellan : the troubled partnership between a president and his general /

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Author / Creator: Waugh, John C.
Format: Book
Language:English
Edition:First edition.
Imprint: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.
Subjects:
Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865 > Military leadership.
Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865.
McClellan, George B. > (George Brinton), > 1826-1885.
McClellan, George B. > (George Brinton), > 1826-1885 > Military leadership.
Civil War, 1861-1865
19th century
Command of troops.
History.
Command of troops > History > 19th century.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Campaigns.
United States.
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments
  • Cast of Characters
  • Prologue a Railcar for Douglas
  • 1. Parallel Beginnings
  • 2. Between Two Wars
  • 3. Catching the Brass Ring
  • 4. The Real McClellan
  • 5. Man on Horseback
  • 6. The Numbers Game
  • 7. Under Siege
  • 8. Presidential Angst
  • 9. Planning for Armageddon
  • 10. Troubled Minds
  • 11. Yorktown Blues
  • 12. At the Gates of Richmond
  • 13. Shifting Blame
  • 14. Dogfight down the James
  • 15. New Policy and Old Brains
  • 16. In Command of Nothing
  • 17. The Road to Sharpsburg
  • 18. Hellfire on the Antietam
  • 19. The Quiet after the Storm
  • 20. McClellan's Bodyguard
  • 21. Fatigued Horses
  • 22. Sacked
  • 23. The Unpolitical Politician
  • 24. Two Storks by a Frog Pond
  • 25. Sound and Fury
  • Epilogue Epitaph for a Soldier
  • Notes
  • Sources Cited
  • Index

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