Posted on 04/05/2012 5:10:55 PM PDT by Upstate NY Guy
Not that McClellen ever needed an excuse for inaction.
Exactly....which is why he was eventually fired by Lincoln and replaced by Grant (who had been a total failure as a civilian). Strange how war plucks otherwise-”losers” from obscurity and propels them to greatness at key times in history.
McClellan had such overwhelming superiority in the Peninsula Campaign, all he had to do was keep moving right up to Richmond but Lee knew him and knew he could and did spook him into thinking he had the superiority in troops.
The USMC Mameluke Sword was adopted earlier, but it was not authorized between 1859 (curiously, the year the McClellan was first adopted) and 1875.
Some credit due to Alan Pinkerton, still famous for his sleuthing skills. Really wish we had a history forum here.
Exactly.
Interesting. I didn’t know that.
In before the LWAT crowd shows up
I have two ancestors who fought in NY Volunteer Infantry Regiments: the 97th and 13th.
What is a LWAT?
Interesting. I've lived in NY State my whole life but have ancestors who in the 8th Virginia Cavalry.
I thought Pinkerton worked for the North.
He did, for McClellan. He was responsible for the vast overestimations of Confederate strength. And became famous. No disrespect intended to Gen Magruder.
...that's David Kincaid doing the lead vocals. He's also the lead singer of the rock group "The Brandos" and big time civil war reenactor.
“McClellan had such overwhelming superiority in the Peninsula Campaign, all he had to do was keep moving right up to Richmond but Lee knew him and knew he could and did spook him into thinking he had the superiority in troops.”
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Interesting.
In Grant’s autobiography he reveals one of his battle strategy secrets:
Whenever he got apprehensive about the strength and the ability of the enemy, he would refresh his courage by considering that his opponent over the hill, or across the woods, was just as frightened about His army.
Maybe a little off-topic but here’s another Civil War song by the Brandos.
“Down in Gettysburg”
It makes the hair on the back of my neck stand up.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMb9Uoi0d2M
While in the Navy, I was assigned to a riding stable/ranch attached to NAS Millington (Tenn).
We had a few of the old ‘U.S.’ saddles around. Very comfortable saddle for a long day.
Cool. Thanks.
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