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John G. Nicolay, A Short Life of Abraham Lincoln, condensed from Nicolay and Hayes' Abraham Lincoln: A History, Chapter 20 . (search)
John G. Nicolay, A Short Life of Abraham Lincoln, condensed from Nicolay and Hayes' Abraham Lincoln: A History, Chapter 21 . (search)
Chapter 21.
McClellan's illness
Lincoln Consults McDowell and Franklin
President's plan against Manassas
McClellan's plan against Richmond
Cameron and Stanton
President's War order no.
I
Lincoln's questions to McClellan
news from the West
death of Willie Lincoln
the Harper's Ferry Fiasco
President's War order no. 3
the news from Hampton Roads
Manassas evacuated
movement to the Peninsula
Yorktown
the Peninsula campaign
seven days battles
retreat to Harrison's Landing
We have seen how the express orders of President Lincoln in the early days of January, 1862, stirred the Western commanders to the beginning of active movements that brought about an important series of victories during the first half of the year.
The results of his determination to break a similar military stagnation in the East need now to be related.
The gloomy outlook at the beginning of the year has already been mentioned.
Finding on January 10 that General McClellan
John G. Nicolay, A Short Life of Abraham Lincoln, condensed from Nicolay and Hayes' Abraham Lincoln: A History, Chapter 34 . (search)