https://padlet.com/trent_bonds/9akrs3tcuie6 Made with charm en-us 2017-03-24 15:35:19 UTC 2017-03-27 04:15:38 UTC hello@padlet.com markeleross https://padlet.com/trent_bonds/9akrs3tcuie6/wish/162453313 George was an American soldier, civil engineer, railroad executive, and politician. He was a graduate of west point, McClellan served with  distinction during the Mexican- American War, and later left the Army to work in railroad until the outbreak of the American Civil War. Early in the war, McClellan was appointed to the rank of major general and played an important role in raising a well-trained and organized army, which would become the Army of the Potomac; he served a brief period (November 1861 to March 1862 ]]> 2017-03-24 15:43:12 UTC https://padlet.com/trent_bonds/9akrs3tcuie6/wish/162453313 maegen_burns https://padlet.com/trent_bonds/9akrs3tcuie6/wish/162453343 -   In 1861 Lincoln became the 16th president

- In his inauguration speech Lincoln extended an olive branch to the South, but also made it clear that he intended to enforce federal laws in the states that left.

- Since then seven states have left the Union

- he didn't like slavery and planned on ending it but knew not to do it straight away

- Was cautious with his remarks, and made no specific threats against the Southern states.

- In his inaugural address, he promised not to interfere with the organization of slavery where it was, and pledged to prevent the activities of the federal government temporarily in areas of hatred.

- The government, insisted Lincoln, would “hold, occupy, and possess” its property and collect its taxes
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- His election was barely a month away from his inauguration
- Lincoln proved to be a clever military strategist and an intelligent leader during the war
-  His Emancipation Proclamation, issued in 1863, freed all slaves in the rebellious states and paved the way for slavery’s final removal

]]> 2017-03-24 15:43:17 UTC https://padlet.com/trent_bonds/9akrs3tcuie6/wish/162453343 markeleross https://padlet.com/trent_bonds/9akrs3tcuie6/wish/162453682 General McClellan failed to maintain the trust of President Abraham Lincoln. He did not trust his commander-in-chief and privately derisive of him. He was removed from command in November after failing to decisively pursue Lee's Army following the tactically inconclusive but strategic Union victory at the Battle of Antietam, and never received another field command. McClellan went on to become the unsuccessful Democratic Party nominee in the 1864 presidential election against Lincoln. The effectiveness of his campaign was damaged when he repudiated his party's platform, which promised an end to the war and negotiations with the Confederacy. He served as the 24th Governor of New Jersey from 1878 to 1881. He eventually became a writer, and vigorously defended his Civil War conduct.
Most modern authorities have assessed McClellan as a poor battlefield general. Some historians view him as a highly capable commander whose reputation suffered unfairly at the hands of pro-Lincoln partisans who made him a scapegoat for the Union's military setbacks. After the war, Ulysses S. Grant was asked for his opinion of McClellan as a general. He replied, "McClellan is to me one of the mysteries of the war." Also, when Robert E. Lee was asked who was the best Union general, he answered without hesitation that it was McClellan.


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