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Who was little mac during the civil war?
Major General George B. McClellan was called "Little Mac" as well as "The Young Napoleon" during the US Civil War. The names were not always used with endearment, especially in the press and political circles at Washington, DC.
What important Civil War leader was known as the Young Napoleon?
Young napoleon important civil war leader is.... OUT OF ORDER! Sorry!
How many diffrent commanders did the Union army have in the first two years of the civil war?
The "Union Army" was the US Army - all of it. Its overall commander stayed in Washington DC until Grant was put in that position, and Grant stayed in the field with his field armies. The Union Army had several field armies out conducting operations throughout the war. The US Army at the start of the war was under General in Chief Winfield Scott, who was 75 years old and had been in the Army since 1808 - 53 years. There was no system of retirement pay then, and officers served until they died. "Old Fuss and Feathers" had been a hero of the War of 1812, but was now enormously fat - over 400 pounds. He was very tall too, 6' 8", and when on those rare occasions when he decided to try to ride his poor, long suffering horse, he had to be hoisted up on it with a block and tackle. He tended to fall asleep in the middle of conversations. Scott finally retired in 1862 and his place was taken by "The Young Napoleon", George B. McClellan. At the time McClellan was also commanding a field army, the Army of the Potomac. He assured Lincoln he could do both jobs. Lincoln could never seem to get McClellan to do anything, especially not fight battles, and eventually replaced him as General in Chief with "Old Brains", Henry W. Halleck, but for the time left McClellan in command of his field army. Halleck was a disappointment too, and was replaced by Grant in 1864. But I suspect what you are really asking is how many commanders did the most famous Union field army, the Army of the Potomac, go through in the first two years of the war. The answer is seven. Irvin McDowell, McClellan, John Pope, McClellan again, Ambrose Burnside, Joe Hooker, and George Meade. Meade actually remained in command of the Army of the Potomac for the rest of the war, but beginning in 1864, when Grant became General in Chief, he made his HQ with Meade's Army and moved with it, so people tend to forget Meade was there and that Grant did not directly command the that field army.
What did General George Custer look like?
In "They died with their boots on" (1936), Custer is played by Errol Flynn, young and attractive. In "Little Big Man" (1976) he looks much old and he has a big blonde mustache. In real life? He was in his thirties so you can determine if that's young or old. He did have the mustache. He was 5'11".
The practice of requiring young people to join the military which was followed by many nations before world war 1 was called?
The practice of requiring young people join the military before world war one was known as the draft.
Who was called The Young Napoleon?
The press dubbed George McClellan the "Young Napoleon".
Who was called young Napoleon?
Maj. Gen. George McClellan.
What was the middle name of George B McClellan?
Former Union general George B. McClellan's middle name was Brinton.
What was General George B McClellan's nickname?
He was called Little Mac and the Young Napoleon. Part of the reason for this was that McClellan was a student of the Napoleonic wars, and that his intellect was high as was Napoleon's. He was called Little Mac and the Young Napoleon by the Union side in the war. He was known in the south as "The Virginia Creeper" after his performance during the Peninsula Campaign.
What important civil war leader was known as young napoleon?
Union General George B. McClellan was sometimes nicknamed "Young Napoleon" by his troops.
Why was George B McClellan called Young Napoleon?
ANSWER Because he loved to be photographed taking the same poses as those taken by Napoleon in his portraits and because, after his victorious campaign of Western Virginia he addressed to his Army a "Napoleonic proclamation"
Who was little mac during the civil war?
Major General George B. McClellan was called "Little Mac" as well as "The Young Napoleon" during the US Civil War. The names were not always used with endearment, especially in the press and political circles at Washington, DC.
What was General McClellan known as during the Civil War?
The Young Napoleon and Little Mac.
What nickname did Union General George B McClellan use when speaking about Robert E. Lee?
At various times, Union General George B. McClellan used the nickname of Bobbie Lee when speaking about Robert E. Lee.As an aside, many people used the term "little Mac" when speaking about George B. McClellan. Also, he was sometimes referred to as the "young Napoleon".
If George B McClellan's 5'8 height was about average for 1860 why was he referred to as Little Mac and a Young Napoleon?
He was of below average height at West Point, or so his teachers were quoted as saying.
What important war leader was known as the young napoleon?
Young napoleon important civil war leader is.... OUT OF ORDER! Sorry!
What important Civil War leader was known as the Young Napoleon?
Young napoleon important civil war leader is.... OUT OF ORDER! Sorry!
