Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Western Virginia” in chapter 13 of G. S. Hillard, Life and Campaigns of George B. McClellan, Major-General , U. S. Army:
...slow in the saddle; he does not take time by the forelock; he lets opportunities slip by which never come a second time.
But what is the evidence to support these charges?
Look at his campaign in Western Virginia in 1861,--a part of his military career conveniently ignored by his enemies.
Here he had a separate command, a defined field of action, and was not hampered and trammelled by interference from Wash...
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