The American Civil War Podcast
The American Civil War Podcast
Episode 82: The Politics of Command II
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Episode 82: The Politics of Command II

McClellan's Decline

In early 1862, General-in-Chief George Brinton McClellan embarked on a new campaign - a political one. But while he kept getting his way, he also failed to realize how tenuous his position had become.

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