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Hon. J. L. M. Curry , LL.D., William Robertson Garrett , A. M. , Ph.D., Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 1.1, Legal Justification of the South in secession, The South as a factor in the territorial expansion of the United States (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), The civil history of the Confederate States (search)
stirred up the war governors and called General McClellan to Washington to take charge of the workd military, with which the invasion was met. McClellan, on the first of April, made a change of basic convention in August Southern desire for McClellan's election the canvass for Presidency Linc have been done. The convention nominated McClellan, a great soldier of unquestioned devotion tonclined to indulge a hope of success through McClellan one line in his letter of acceptance would he letter which drew the line sharply between McClellan and the party supporting Lincoln. That remais determination to stand by the Union. General McClellan also, as the nominee of the Democratic ppress the Northern mind with the belief that McClellan's election would bring about a cessation of Northern speakers and editors who supported McClellan upon their belief that the Southern States wral States immediately after the election of McClellan, entertained no design of abandoning the Con[9 more...]
Hon. J. L. M. Curry , LL.D., William Robertson Garrett , A. M. , Ph.D., Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 1.1, Legal Justification of the South in secession, The South as a factor in the territorial expansion of the United States (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Biographical: officers of civil and military organizations. (search)
rvice preparing the fortifications to oppose McClellan's first campaign. In May, 1862, he was madeficers with Lee in Mexico were Grant, Meade, McClellan, Hancock, Sedgwick, Hooker, Burnside, ThomasRichmond than the Southern army, and forcing McClellan to adopt the peninsular route. When the lathe Richmond lines he was opposed not only by McClellan with a much superior force, but threatened b's famous valley campaign. On May 31, 1862, McClellan's army was divided by the Chickahominy, and ries of battles ended by the safe retreat of McClellan to the James. After following the retreatinderable Federal force designed to strengthen McClellan in the advance against Richmond. The next ison joined Lee at Richmond in time to strike McClellan's flank at the battle of Cold Harbor, and toope, undertaken by Lee after he had defeated McClellan, Jackson was sent on a movement suited to hid the pass at Crampton's Gap, in the face of McClellan's army. He fought with his accustomed skill[1 more...]