In March of 1862, General George Brinton McClellan launched his Peninsula Campaign. Intended as a lightning-strike, it would stretch on for six weeks. In a way, the campaign showed McClellan’s strengths and weaknesses in stark clarity. By the end, he would achieve the position he sought - but a cost in time the Union could ill afford.
Episode 83: McClellan's Peninsula Campaign
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Episode 83: McClellan's Peninsula Campaign
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Episode 83: McClellan's Peninsula Campaign