Loser to A.L. in 1864

Usage examples of mcclellan.

MAJOR-GENERAL McCLELLAN: Your despatch about Chattanooga and Dalton was duly received and sent to General Halleck.

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MAJOR-GENERAL McCLELLAN: I am instructed to telegraph you as follows: The President directs that you cross the Potomac and give battle to the enemy, or drive him south.

The coast and Gap movements made, Generals McClellan and Fremont, in their respective departments, will avail themselves of any advantages the diversions may present.

We have therefore dwelt at greater length upon the plans of Generals Lee and McClellan than we shall dwell upon the actual fighting of their armies.

This force consisted of the troops which had served under Generals Banks, McDowell, and Fremont--a necleus--and reenforcements from the army of McClellan, together with the troops under General Burnside, were hastening to unite with the newly-formed army.

Although McClellan and Lincoln had not been closeindeed, McClellan had traveled on the Stephen Douglas campaign train during his race for the Senate, helping to sober up the Little Giant between debates with Lincolnthey had learned the politics of railroading together, had spent nights talking after days of testimony in small towns, and spoke with the familiarity of men with shared roots.

Such a marvel might be useful in a war a generation hence, thought McClellan, but he knew Lincoln was het up about inventionshad even taken out a patent himself for an ingenious method of lifting boats across river damsso he promised to have someone look into the rapid-firing weapon immediately.

To help McClellan choose patriotism and civilian rule, Lincoln felt himself compelled to demonstrate executive authority in the most vivid manner.

Democrats will unite behind a formidable ticket in sixty-four: McClellan and Seymour.

But I question his political wisdom in coming here-Seymour and McClellan both outpolled him in this state, Seymour by an enormous margin, so how can he hope to sway any substantial number of voters?

Lincoln sat by the window alone for the moment, girding himself for the national uproar of disapproval that would greet the reappointment of McClellan.

Lincoln was certain that the message, however much it ill-used one officer, would get through to the officer class at Antietam, to their instigators and abettors in the Democratic ranks, and to George McClellan himself.

One of his aides, the Cornte de Parisson of the pretender to the crown of France, a prestigious presence McClellan rather likedhanded him a spyglass.

Stanton was satisfied, also, that McClellan and his pretty wifethe two were so blatantly in love it was embarrassinghad responded well to his candid derogations of Lincoln.