George B. Mcclellan The Young Napoleon

Neither an indictment nor an apologia, this biography draws entirely on primary sources to create a splendid, incisive portrait of this contradictory Union general. 27 illustrations. 5 maps.

Stephen W. Sears is the author of The Civil War Papers of George B. McClellan, Landscape Turned Red: The Battle of Antietam, To the Gates of Richmond: The Peninsula Campaign, and Chancellorsville. He lives in Connecticut.

Introduction
The Making of a Soldier	p. 1
On Peacetime Service	p. 28
Life in a Civilian World	p. 50
The Call to War	p. 68
Building an Army	p. 95
General of All the Armies	p. 125
The Grand Campaign	p. 147
On the Peninsula	p. 168
The Battle for Richmond	p. 193
Impasse at Harrison's Landing	p. 223
General Without an Army	p. 248
Opportunity of a Lifetime	p. 270
The Battle of Antietam	p. 296
The Last Command	p. 318
The Political Arena	p. 344
Campaign for the Presidency	p. 371
The Old Soldier	p. 387
Epilogue: A Memoir for History	p. 403
Sources and Acknowledgments	p. 409
Notes	p. 411
Bibliography	p. 458
Index	p. 469
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George B. Mcclellan The Young Napoleon

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