The Civil War Papers of George B. McClellan: Selected Correspondence, 1860-1865 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780306804717)

General George B. McClellan, the self-styled American Napoleon, is one of the most controversial figures of the American Civil War. General-in-chief of the entire Union army at one point, he led the Army of the Potomac through the disaster at Antietam Creek, was subsequently dismissed by Lincoln, and then ran against him in the 1864 presidential campaign. This collection of McClellan's candid letters about himself, his motivations, and his intentions reveals much fresh information on the military operations and political machinations he was involved with, and sheds new light on his complex personality. Stephen Sears, a Civil War expert, prize-winning author, and biographer of McClellan, here lets this once-removed and now notorious commander speak of himself, providing us with an important first-hand view of what went on behind the scenes of America's greatest and most awful war.

Author: Stephen W. Sears
ISBN-10: 0306804719
ISBN-13: 9780306804717
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Language: English
Published: 03/22/1992
Pages: 672
Format: Paperback
Weight: 2.19lbs
Size: 9.14h x 5.92w x 1.65d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 04/06/1992