McClellan's War: The Failure of Moderation in the Struggle for the Union

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MCCLELLAN’S WAR This page intentionally left blank MCCLELLAN’S WAR The Failure of Moderation in the Struggle for the Union Ethan S. Rafuse Indiana University Press / Bloomington and Indianapolis This book is a publication of Indiana University Press 601 North Morton Street Bloomington, IN 47404-3797 USA http://iupress.indiana.edu Telephone orders 800-842-6796 Fax orders 812-855-7931 Orders by e-mail iuporder@indiana.edu© 2005 by Ethan S. Rafuse All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. The Association of American University Presses’ Resolution on Permissions constitutes the only exception to this prohibition. The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1984. Manufactured in the United States of America Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Rafuse, Ethan Sepp, dateMcClellan ’s war : the failure of moderation in the struggle for the Union / Ethan S. Rafuse. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-253-34532-4 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. McClellan, George Brinton, 1826-1885. 2. McClellan, George Brinton, 1826-1885— Military leadership. 3. United States—History—Civil War, 1861-1865—Campaigns. 4. Strategy—History—19th century. 5. Command of troops—History—19th century. 6. Generals—United States—Biography. 7. United States. Army—Biography. I. Title. E467.1.M2R34 2005 973.7'41'092—dc22 2004019202 1 2 3 4 5 10 09 08 07 06 05 To Rachel This page intentionally left blank ...