yes he was lincons first choice
General Grant, it was not McClellan because he voted against Lincoln in the election. Lincoln 212 McClellan 12.
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Washington was a young British officer in the French and Indian war and it wasn't until he went to congress to ask to command the American troops that he had a command of his own.
Four more states joined the Confederacy.
It is attributed to the Soviet officer in command of the troops that liberated Auschwitz.
Because they're US troops, first off. And that's not entirely true, as US troops have operated under the command of NATO, SEATO, and the United Nations.
The first shots in the Mexican American War were fired by troops under the command of General Pedro de Ampudia.
When Lincoln instituted the draft during the US Civil War, to help bolster the number of Union troops, there were riots in New York City to protest this act. I believe Lincoln had to have Union troops help quell the problem.
President Lincoln wanted Robert. E. Lee was his first choice but did not want to because Lee was from the south side and later became General for the South.
President Abraham Lincoln's first choice for commander of the Union Army was General Winfield Scott. Scott was a veteran officer with extensive military experience, particularly in the Mexican-American War. However, due to his advancing age and health issues, he eventually stepped down, leading Lincoln to appoint George B. McClellan as the new commander.
Robert E. Lee. He said he would have to wait to see if Virginia voted Confederate. When it did, he went with his state.