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After Antietam (Sept 17, 1862) when McClellan once again believed he needed time for his troops to rest. President Lincoln replaced him (on Nov 7) with General Ambrose Burnside. That was the end of McClellan's service as a Union military leader. As an aside, General Burnside felt uncomfortable replacing George B. McClellan. He had been loyal to him, also, he was not sure the command of the Army of the Potomac would be a fit for his abilities.
Once General George B. McClellan was replaced by General Ambrose Burnside, it was clear to General Lee that McClellan's plans for cutting off Lee from Richmond would be altered.President Lincoln had hand picked Ambrose Burnside to replace McClellan as the commander of the Army of the Potomac. Since Lincoln was focused on the capture of Richmond, more than anything else, Burnside would follow Lincoln's preference to attack the Rebel cap[ital of Richmond. Burnside as Lee predicted shifted the Army of the Potomac to the favorite overland route to Richmond, with Fredericksburg as his first objective. Burnside planned to prevent Lee from moving south to protect Richmond.
On March 11, 1862, Lincoln relieved McClellan as General-in-Chief and took direct command of the Union armies. On November 2, 1862, Lincoln named Ambrose E. Burnside as Commander of the Army of the Potomac, replacing McClellan.
President Lincoln had asked General Ambrose Burnside to make private inquiries among General McClellan's staff with regards to his ability to lead troops. Burnside was a friend of McClellan's and such a back of the hand stunt did not please Burnside. He followed Lincoln's orders, however. Clearly his top commanders were loyal to McClellan and word got back to him. But Burnside was shocked to learn that not only were McClellan's staff loyal, but worse, in that they held the Lincoln administration in contempt. Burnside was startled to hear open discussions about a military takeover. General in Chief Halleck dismissed Burnside's report as "staff chatter".
After the battle of Antietam, Lincoln decided to replace General McClellan as the top military commander with general Ambrose E. Burnside. On November 3rd of 1862, Lincoln made this important change in the Union's military forces.
Eventually fired him. "If General McClellan does not wish to use the army, perhaps I may borrow it for a while."
General Ambrose E. Burnside had just been named by Lincoln as the general in charge of the Army of the Potomac. Burnside replaced the former head of this army, General George B. McClellan.
After Antietam (Sept 17, 1862) when McClellan once again believed he needed time for his troops to rest. President Lincoln replaced him (on Nov 7) with General Ambrose Burnside. That was the end of McClellan's service as a Union military leader. As an aside, General Burnside felt uncomfortable replacing George B. McClellan. He had been loyal to him, also, he was not sure the command of the Army of the Potomac would be a fit for his abilities.
Burnside.An Alternate Answer:On March 11, 1862, Lincoln relieved McClellan as General-in-Chief and took direct command of the Union armies.On November 2, 1862, Lincoln named Ambrose E. Burnside as Commander of the Army of the Potomac, replacing McClellan.
Once General George B. McClellan was replaced by General Ambrose Burnside, it was clear to General Lee that McClellan's plans for cutting off Lee from Richmond would be altered.President Lincoln had hand picked Ambrose Burnside to replace McClellan as the commander of the Army of the Potomac. Since Lincoln was focused on the capture of Richmond, more than anything else, Burnside would follow Lincoln's preference to attack the Rebel cap[ital of Richmond. Burnside as Lee predicted shifted the Army of the Potomac to the favorite overland route to Richmond, with Fredericksburg as his first objective. Burnside planned to prevent Lee from moving south to protect Richmond.
President Lincoln had great faith in the abilities of General Ambrose Burnside. Three times he asked Burnside to take command of the Army of the Potomac. If he agreed, then Lincoln would dismiss McClellan and replace him with Burnside. On the third request Burnside accepted. McClellan was informed on November 7, 1862 that he was dismissed.
On March 11, 1862, Lincoln relieved McClellan as General-in-Chief and took direct command of the Union armies. On November 2, 1862, Lincoln named Ambrose E. Burnside as Commander of the Army of the Potomac, replacing McClellan.
President Lincoln had asked General Ambrose Burnside to make private inquiries among General McClellan's staff with regards to his ability to lead troops. Burnside was a friend of McClellan's and such a back of the hand stunt did not please Burnside. He followed Lincoln's orders, however. Clearly his top commanders were loyal to McClellan and word got back to him. But Burnside was shocked to learn that not only were McClellan's staff loyal, but worse, in that they held the Lincoln administration in contempt. Burnside was startled to hear open discussions about a military takeover. General in Chief Halleck dismissed Burnside's report as "staff chatter".
Yes. He'd lost his patience with McClellan, who moved too cautiously and missed every opportunity.
After the battle of Antietam, Lincoln decided to replace General McClellan as the top military commander with general Ambrose E. Burnside. On November 3rd of 1862, Lincoln made this important change in the Union's military forces.
Yes. On March 11, 1862, Lincoln relieved McClellan as General-in-Chief and took direct command of the Union armies. On November 2, 1862, Lincoln named Ambrose E. Burnside as Commander of the Army of the Potomac, replacing McClellan.
When General George B. McClellan was reappointed to head the Army of the Potomac, the Secretary of War, Edwin Stanton had opposed this move by Lincoln and made it clear to Lincoln that McClellan was not to be 100% trusted. Stanton was correct and McClellan wanted to settle some personal scores with the Secretary. McClellan took Ambrose Burnside into his confidence and informed Burnside that he would force President Lincoln to fire Stanton, if he, McClellan, was to take up his new command. The ever loyal Ambrose, counseled against this and reminded the general to avoid politics at this time. McClellan agreed to his friends advice, but created a headquarters staff in Washington DC small and loyal only to himself. Anyone who was not a stout ally of McClellan was no longer part of the inner military circle that McClellan created. This is perhaps the reason that after McClellan was relieved of command after Antietam, Burnside turned Lincoln down two times to be McClellan's replacement. Only after the third request of Lincoln, did Burnside accept command. No one realized at the time, that Burnside would be the short lived third leader of the Army of the Potomac. Nor would he be the last one either.