McClellan: A Vindication Of The Military Career Of General George B. McClellan, A Laywer's Brief (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781430461104)

McClellan: A Vindication of the Military Career of General George B. McClellan, A Lawyer's Brief by James Havelock Campbell is a book that seeks to defend the military career of General George B. McClellan during the American Civil War. The book is written by a lawyer who argues that McClellan was unfairly criticized for his actions during the war and that his contributions to the Union cause were significant.The book is divided into several chapters, each of which focuses on a different aspect of McClellan's career. The first chapter provides an overview of McClellan's life and military career, while the second chapter examines his early successes as a commander in the Western Virginia Campaign. The third chapter focuses on McClellan's time as commander of the Army of the Potomac, and the fourth chapter discusses his controversial decision to withdraw from the Peninsula Campaign.The fifth chapter examines McClellan's role in the Battle of Antietam, and the sixth chapter discusses his dismissal from command by President Lincoln. The final chapter provides a summary of the author's arguments and a defense of McClellan's legacy.Throughout the book, Campbell argues that McClellan was a skilled and innovative military commander who was unfairly criticized by his contemporaries and subsequent historians. He argues that McClellan's contributions to the Union cause were significant and that his dismissal from command was unjustified.Overall, McClellan: A Vindication of the Military Career of General George B. McClellan, A Lawyer's Brief is a detailed and well-researched defense of McClellan's military career during the American Civil War. It provides a valuable perspective on a controversial figure in American history and is an important contribution to the ongoing debate over McClellan's legacy.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Author: James Havelock Campbell
ISBN-10: 1430461101
ISBN-13: 9781430461104
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
Language: English
Published: 01/17/2007
Pages: 460
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.48lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.02d