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

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.

List of 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

About the author

Jeffrey W. Green is a lecturer in history at the University of Newcastle, Australia. With three decades of teaching experience, he has coauthored two other books, one on the Second World War in the Pacific and the other on the conflict in Indochina.

Product details

• Authors: Jeffrey W. Green
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 18
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 13.03.2017
• EAN: 9781476665733
• ISBN: 978-1-4766-6573-3
• No. of pages: 224
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 11 mm
• Weight: 295 g
• Illustrations: Raster,schwarz-weiss
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, HISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), HISTORY / Military / United States, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Early modern warfare (including gunpowder warfare), c 1860 to c 1869, Civil wars, American Civil War, HISTORY / Military / Early Modern Warfare (1500-1800)