George b mcclellan the young napoleon. He forged the army of the potomac into a formidable battlefield foe and fought the longest and largest campaign of the time as well as the single bloodiest battle in the nations history. Mcclellan the young napoleon. I know the outlines of general mcclellans lack of success during the civil war but this biography put meat on the bones.
The young napoleon stephen w. The author is obviously a scholar of the civil war as the research for this book demonstrates. To the gates of.
He used extensive primary materials. Ive been facinated with mcclellan for several years now and stephen searss book is without question the best ever written about the young napoleon. He follows macs life as a child prodigy at west point through his civil war years and beyond.
Mcclellan 18261885 contributed by tom clemens. George brinton mcclellan december 3 1826 october 29 1885 was an american soldier civil engineer railroad executive and politician who served as the 24th governor of new jerseya graduate of west point mcclellan served with distinction during the mexicanamerican war 18461848 and later left the army to work on railroads until the outbreak of the american civil war 18611865. Mcclellan was a major general in the union army during the american civil war 18611865.
The young napoleon user review not available book verdict. Styled the young napoleon by the press his battlefield successes and failures were eclipsed by controversies that arose between him and his superiors especially us. Sears finds serious faults with mcclellans generalship in each of the civil war campaigns especially in 1862 in virginia and at antietam maryland perhaps the turning point battle of the war.
George brinton mcclellan is often remembered as the great organizer of the union army of the potomac. By age 35 general george b. President lincoln meets with general mcclellan.
George mcclellan to me is perhaps one of the most fascinating man of the civil war. He follows macs life as a child prodigy at west point through his civil war years and beyond. Mcclellan 18261885 designated the young napoleon was the commander of all the northern armies.
Sears book george b. More by and about this author. His military command style however put him at odds with president abraham lincoln and would ultimately upset his military and political fortunes.
The young napoleon is one of the best biographies i have read in awhile. Nicknamed young napoleon little mac was immensely popular with the men who served under his command.