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 w torious 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.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
The Perseus Books Group
ISBN-10
0306804719
ISBN-13
9780306804717
eBay Product ID (ePID)
95774669
Product Key Features
Author
Stephen w. Sears, George B. Mcclellan
Format
Trade Paperback (United Kingdom), Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Autobiography: Historical, Political & Military
Dimensions
Weight
917g
Height
229mm
Width
152mm
Additional Product Features
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Ma
Spine
42mm
Content Note
Black & White Illustrations
Author Biography
Stephen W. Sears is the author of The Civil War Papers of George B. McClellan, Landscape Turned Red: The Battle of Antietam, To the Gates of Richmond: The Peninsula Campaign, and Chancellorsville. He lives in Connecticut.