Excerpt from The Peninsula: McClellan's Campaign of 1862
So much has been written on this subject that it would not at first appear to be a difficult matter to condense the various accounts; but to the writer's task has been added the special work required in comparing and collating for careful investigation the new material gathered by the War Department, and now for the first time made the basis of a history of that period. The results of that labor he presents in these pages.
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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book recounts the series of military operations in the Peninsula Campaign of the American Civil War, beginning with General George B. McClellan assuming command in 1861. The author closely examines the planning process undertaken by McClellan, who organized, equipped, and trained a massive Union army in Washington, D.C. The book explores the competing strategies proposed by McClellan and President Lincoln, ultimately resulting in McClellan's Peninsula Campaign plan. Detailed accounts of troop movements, battles, and strategies employed by both Union and Confederate forces are provided, shedding light on the complexities, challenges, and controversies that shaped the campaign. The book positions this campaign within the broader context of the Civil War and analyzes the impact of political pressures, conflicting strategies, and the evolving nature of warfare on the outcome of this pivotal conflict. Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. The digital edition of all books may be viewed on our website before purchase. print-on-demand item. Seller Inventory # 9781330277669_0
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