McClellan and the Union High Command, 1861-1863 : Leadership Gaps That Cost a Timely Victory

Green, Jeffrey W.

McFarland & Co Inc（2017/03発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 224 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781476665733
• DDC分類 973.7092

Full Description

With Washington's proximity to the Confederate capital of Richmond, Union military operations in the first two years of the Civil War focused mainly on the Eastern Theater, where General McClellan commanded the Army of the Potomac.

McClellan's "On to Richmond" battle cry dominated strategic thinking in the high command. When he failed and was sacked by President Lincoln, a coterie of senior officers sought his return.

This re-examination of the high command and McClellan's war in the East provides a broader understanding of the Union's inability to achieve victory in the first two years, and takes the debate about the Union's leadership into new areas.

Contents

Table of Contents

Maps (Civil War; Eastern Theater) vi and

Introduction

One Citizens and Soldiers: The United States Military Tradition

Two The ­Ninety-Day War and the Struggle for High Command

Three "I seem to have become the power of the land"

Four "Now is the winter of our discontent": Winter 1861-1862

Five "Walking on in the dark": McClellan's Attempt to Win the War with a Victory in the East

Six McClellan's Shadow

Seven "And now, beware of rashness"

Conclusion

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index