When soldiers living in Civil War encampments wanted to cast their vote for Republican incumbent Abraham Lincoln or Democrat George McClellan in the 1864 election, most were able to follow the ...

With Lee's orders in hand, General McClellan was able to maneuver his ... made a big difference in the tide of the Civil War.

President Abraham Lincoln, amid the most turbulent administration and deadliest conflict in American history, defeated bitter personal rival and former Civil War Gen. George McClellan to win re ...

McClellan aimed at capturing the Confederate ... The Battle of Antietam is easily one of the most significant events in the Civil War. It was the bloodiest single-day battle in American history ...

When Marcy's parents objected to a union with Hill, she married McClellan, though she was reportedly more in love with Hill, who served as a groomsman in the wedding. During the Civil War ...

Focusing on the first two years of the Civil War in “Lincoln vs ... are so prominent in considerations of the war. What if Lincoln had fired McClellan earlier? What if Davis had stopped Lee ...

George McClellan. Other balloons in the corps included ... well before the end of the Civil War. However, the tactic was revolutionary for the U.S. military. The Army Signal Corps would eventually ...

McClellan, commander of the Army of the Potomac ... so the younger Johnston became a drummer boy -- a critical position during the Civil War that was responsible for much more than sheer ...

McClellan's unsuccessful Peninsular Campaign ... Six Muskingum County Civil War soldiers were awarded the Medal of Honor. They were Alfred Ransbottom, Robert B. Brown, George A.

McClellan and Joseph Totten, all of whom Mr. Raab described as major players in the war. “You propose raising for the service of the U.S., a Civil Engineer Corps,’’ Lincoln opened in the ...

The Civil War began at 4:30 am on April 12, 1861 at Ft. Sumter, Charleston, SC. Confederate gunners fired on Ft. Sumter in Charleston, SC on April 12, 1861. Ft. Sumter fell 34 hours later.