He served briefly in the Mexican-American War and as an observer to the Crimean War. At the outbreak of the Civil War, McClellan was sought by several northern states to lead their militia.

On both sides, the Civil ... war. Some would die in battles; others would go on to become political figures in the healing nation. This section displays objects used by or presented to the leaders of ...

McClellan's Peninsula Campaign in the spring ... He is the author or editor of more than 24 books, mostly on the era of the American Civil War and Reconstruction. He has served as president ...

“ On the morning of May 5, the French tried to intimidate the Mexicans with screeching bugle calls and advanced bayonet maneuvers. But after a full day of fighting, including three unsuccessful uphill ...

Johnson (Lipscomb University) has collected essays on the wartime service of a dozen generals in Blue or Gray – Grant, Hooker, Buell, McClellan ... New Dimensions of the American Civil War,” this is ...

The fighting of the American Civil War ultimately reached ... all generals have perfect marks in the history of the Civil War. George McClellan, unlike the other generals in the Union Army ...

The episode begins with the presidential election of 1864 that sets Abraham Lincoln against his old commanding general, George McClellan ... typical of the Civil War, Lee's Arlington mansion ...

Lee’s victory at Gaines’ Mill broke McClellan’s offensive and saved the city of Richmond from being captured. This victory had an oversized effect on the perception of the Civil War as a ...