Statistics for occurrence #1 of “General McClellan” in chapter 5.27 of Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: Volume 2.:
...could not have attacked the batteries at Yorktown and Gloucester with any degree of success.
The forts at Yorktown were situated too high, were beyond the reach of naval guns, and I understand that General McClellan never expected any attack to be made on them by the navy.
At McClellan's request Goldsborough sent 7 gun-boats under Commander William Smith into the York River, the Marblehead on the 4th of Ap...
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