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Who was the northern general who was fired twice by lincoln?
McClellan has that honor.
Why is George McClellan important in the civil war?
McClellan was a Union commander and he repelled general Lee's first Northern invasion.
Who was the northern leader of seven day's battle?
Gorge B. McClellan
Who was the ineffective northern general and presidential candidate in the civil war?
George McClellan
When did General in Chief McClellan see the opportunity to undermine Confederate defenses in Northern Virginia?
By the end of November 1861, General McClellan believed he had a chance to undermine the Confederate forces in Northern Virginia. McClellan envisioned defeating the Rebel armies in northern Virginia in detail, capturing Richmond and thereby bringing the Southern rebellion to a quick end. To accomplish this, he would need to outflank Confederate forces by landing on the eastern peninsula that would lead to Richmond.
Who was the Sikhs gerenal killed by afghans in april 1837?
hari singh nalwa
Which northern general was a great army organizer but not anxious to commit it to battle?
Ulysses S. Grant
What was the purpose of the Northern governors' conference hosted by the Republican governor of Pennsylvania?
Northern state governors were to hold a conference after Antietam to discuss the operation of the US Civil War and possible make recommendations concerning it. General McClellan had strong support of Republican Governor Andrew Curtin and other conservative Republican state governors. McClellan also had support from War Democrats and Northern democratic newspapers. They as an example blocked motions by anti-McClellan governors to have the general replaced. There is no doubt that McClellan had a broad base of political support for a general. This would very unusual however, it seemed like everything in the war was in that state of affairs.
What caused President Lincoln to reappoint General McClellan to command the Army of the Potomac in 1862?
President Lincoln's cabinet was astounded that he reappointed General George B. McClellan once again command the Army of the Potomac. The Northern public, newspapers, the military, and the entire Lincoln administration were shocked. This was perhaps one of the most unthinkable acts that Lincoln would perform in the course of the war. The reasons for not reappointing McClellan are:1. President Lincoln held McClellan responsible for the defeat of Pope and the Army of the Potomac at the Second Battle of Bull Run. And understands that McClellan has a problem with engaging the enemy;2. Lincoln's cabinet also blames McClellan, this includes Secretary of War Stanton and generals Pope and McDowell. Stanton's aids claim McClellan with "treason" on Bull Run and soon this is public knowledge;3. General Pope accused McClellan of "deliberate sabotage";4.. The Northern Republican newspapers also blame McClellan for Pope's defeat. They also charge McClellan with treason;5. The former position of McClellan as general in chief, removed in the Spring of 1862, is given to General W. Halleck, who also finds serious faults with McClellan not only for Bull Run, but McClellan's poor showing in the Peninsula campaign; and6. When on the Peninsula, McClellan blames his failure there on the deliberate actions of Lincoln and Stanton.Lincoln's only response is that only McClellan can reorganize the Army of the Potomac after it's terrible defeat at the Second Bull Run.The reappointment of McClellan at this point of the war seems "unbelievable".
Who was the northern general in the Battle of Antietam?
Major General George B. McClellan was commanding the Federal Army of the Potomac at the Battle of Antietam.
What caused the declaration by Union General George B McClellan that he would win a decisive victory over the Army of Northern Virginia in Maryland to be misunderstood?
When Union General George B. McClellan received Lee's Special Order No. 191, he was certain that he now had the means to defeat Lee's army. In communications with General Halleck, McClellan declared he would win a decisive victory over Lee's forces. At the time, it was interpreted to mean a huge victory over the Army of Northern Virginia. Historians believe that to McClellan, anything that caused Lee to retreat from Maryland would be "decisive". Some of confusion was the result of McClellan's reference to one of Napoleon's great victories.
What caused Confederate General Johnston to move his troops in northern Virginia closer to Richmond in 1862?
By February of 1862, the Union's general in chief, George B. McClellan had amassed a huge army that endangered Confederate Joseph Johnston's army in northern Virginia. McClellan's Army of the Potomac was estimated to have over 150,000 troops. Johnston's army was only one third of McClellan's. Johnston therefore ordered his forces south and to consolidate on the line of the Rapidan and Rappahannock rivers.
