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Although General in Chief McClellan proved to be lacking as a battlefield commander, few can doubt that he was a brilliant strategist. He wanted to take Texas out of the Confederacy as soon as possible. McClellan planned to have the new commander in the Department of Kansas to play a major role in attacking Texas. He had placed Major General David Hunter in charge of the new department. McClellan's plans called for Hunter to move into the Indian Territory west of Arkansas and from there move into northern Texas. This would be a two pronged attack in conjunction with an offensive against Texas from the Gulf of Mexico. General Hunter was willing to execute such a plan but advised his new superior officer that he would need at least 20,000 troops to begin any actions against Texas. This plan was placed on hold as McClellan was distracted with important plans for Virginia.
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How did George B McClellan deal with the confederate states?
George b McClellan was a Union general. All the generals do is command their troops.
Why was Union General George G Meade loyal to his former commander General George B McClellan?
General Meade remained loyal to his former commander, George B. McClellan, even after Meade was appointed the leader of the Army of the Potomac. He, like McClellan outwardly criticized the political interference the military had to deal with concerning military issues.
What was Major General George B. McClellan's proposal in dealing with Kentucky in 1861?
In June of 1861, Major General George B. McClellan approached General in Chief Winfield Scott on the best way to deal with Kentucky's proclaimed neutrality. He recommended that slavery should not be an issue with regards to Kentucky. McClellan believed that all private property in Kentucky, even with secessionists there needed to be respected irregardless of the political views of the citizens of that slave border state.
The general who took control of Union forces in the Eastern Theater after Bull Run was?
After the Union defeat at the First Battle of Bull Run, President Lincoln called Major General George B. McClellan to come to Washington DC and organize the Union army there into a well organized fighting force. Later, after the Union defeat at the Second Battle of Bull Run under Major General Pope, McClellan was again asked to command Union armies in the East. Pope had failed and McClellan was put in charge again of the Army of the Potomac. He would again have to deal with the Army of Northern Virginia under the command of Lieutenant General Robert E. Lee.
How many troops did General George B McClellan hold in reserve at the Battle of Antietam in 1862?
General George McClellan's mistake in the Battle of Antietam was hesitating and not acting decisively enough to take advantage of his manpower. He held back far too many troops in reserve that he did not use. Technically the battle was a draw. Historians conclude he should have been able to deal a much heavier blow to Confederate forces.
What elements did General Halleck bring to the position of general in chief for the Union?
Major General Henry W. Halleck was a good choice to replace General George B. McClellan as the Union's new general in chief. He had what President Lincoln was looking for. Halleck was a West Point graduate with genuine prestige. This sat well with the army and the general public. Halleck also had already established a strong loyalty among the Union's western commanders. He would be new to the Eastern Theater, and this required all of his skills to deal with the eastern officers such as Burnside, Hooker and McClellan. General Pope would also move to the East, however, Halleck already knew of his abilities.
Was there a threat that General George B McClellan planned take over the US government?
A reporter from the New York Tribune, Nathaniel Paige, received a report from an officer close to General McClellan, a Colonel Thomas Key on September 11, 1862, that high level officers of the Army of the Potomac were planning to take control of the war and negotiate a peace deal favorable to the South. The Tribune published these reports in the Fall of 1862. The anti-Lincoln Democrats were reportedly working with McClellan behind the scenes. Lincoln's own secretary, John Hay was aware of these rumors, and President Lincoln is said to have been uncomfortable about such reports. Lincoln's cabinet, with the exception of Montgomery Blair, wanted to oust McClellan before he became a real problem.
What happened to Union General John Pope's Army of Virginia?
Not long after Union General John Pope lost to the Confederates at the Second Battle of Bull Run, President Lincoln relived pope and sent him to the the western frontier to deal with Native American issues. His Army of Virginia that Lincoln created for him was incorporated into Major General George B. McClellan's Army of the Potomac. Lincoln believed this was necessary in order to hamper Robert E. Lee's war operations.
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I believe she said she was from Divine, Texas.
What were some of the problems that General George B McClellan faced when he was first summoned to Washington by President Lincoln?
When General George B. McClellan arrived in Washington DC, he faced unexpected problems. He had to deal with the general in chief, General Scott, who had not fully made use of all the authority he had in that post. Three months had passed since the disaster of the first Battle of Bull Run and Scott's retirement. Nothing much had been done to engage the Union forces in action except the blockading strategy. And, McClellan's attempts to fortify the capital's defenses were hampered by Scott. No major new strategies had been formulated as well. McClellan also had to deal with President Lincoln's unclear lines of communications established between himself, the Secretary of War, Simon Cameron, General Scott, and the newly arrived general, McClellan.Scott already had begun to feel left out when Lincoln bypassed Scott and consulted with McClellan. Cameron was also left out of the loop. The results were that McClellan had no choice but to work outside the normal chain of command. Which would have placed him underneath Scott, Cameron and of course the Commander in Chief, Lincoln himself. The end result of all of this was each of the major players giving orders to Adjunct generals, without first consulting one another.McClellan recognized why Lincoln was distracted. The Republican Party was split in their political ideas on how the war should be prosecuted. The Radical Republicans pushed for the war to become one of abolition, while the War Democrats and more moderate Republicans, such as Lincoln were focused on the military part of the war. Plus the Congress as a whole demanded "oversight" concerning the war by establishing a Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War. Part of their self appointed job was to investigate why the war was not progressing in the manner of their own beliefs ( often conflicting )The Radicals mistrusted the general staff and believed that abolition was not part of their agenda. In summary, McClellan faced a tough job.
What pressures did President Lincoln deal with in Kentucky early in the US Civil War?
President Lincoln knew that slave state Kentucky would be a target for the Confederates. Major General George B. McClellan was in charge of the Department of Ohio. He had been given orders to capture Columbus, Kentucky if he believed it was a necessity because of Confederate threats. McClellan was advised by pro-Unionists in Kentucky that any Union military action in that state, it would drive Kentucky into the Confederacy. He therefore took no military actions in Kentucky.
What did Union General Fighting Joe Hooker do to prepare his army for an assault on Southern forces in 1863?
When President Lincoln believed he had to relieve General Ambrose Burnside from his command of the Army of the Potomac, he looked back to the general who had been his second choice to replace General George B. McClellan. The was General Joseph Hooker. Hooker accepted the appointment on the condition he would report directly to President Lincoln instead of the normal command structure that placed General in Chief Henry W. Halleck as his immediate superior general. The deal also by passed Secretary of War, Edward Stanton.Hooker took immediate action to follow the steps that George McClellan had taken when he first took command of the Army of the Potomac. Hooker drilled his men, cleaned up the camps to be spotless and had them on parade. This was needed after the army's horrible defeat under Burnside at Fredericksburg. Hooker and Lincoln agreed that Hooker's first assignment was to destroy the Army of Northern Virginia under Robert E. Lee. After that, Hooker would focus on taking Richmond. Hooker and Lincoln were confident that the past failures of McClellan and Burnside that demoralized the Union's premier army were now over. When he believed his troops were ready, he was prepared to execute his plans to assault Lee.
