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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

McClellan Air Force Base ... and 14,000 signed on as Civil Defense volunteers. 556 Sacramento residents gave their lives during the war. "Well, Sacramento was the kind of town where your mother ...

Davis: The War of the Presidents,” Mr. Hamilton analyzes the first two years of the American Civil War ... George B.

“ 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 ...

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 ...

The year 1862 saw the birth of modern warfare and the transformation of Lincoln's war to preserve the Union ... and then follows Union General George McClellan's ill-fated campaign on the Virginia ...