Moot
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From what I have read about General McClellan, he was pompous ass who wouldn't follow orders and damn near lost the war for the north because he wouldn't go into battle or he'd retreat when he was winning. Abraham Lincoln replaced him with Ulysses S. Grant. But he gave him some credit "If he can't fight himself, he excels in making others ready to fight." Most historians say he was bad general, but a few say he was a good general and made a scapegoat. To this day, he still remains somewhat of an enigma because "his legacy defies easy categorization."
So what are your impressions of Gen. McClellan? Was he a good general or an inept general or a scapegoat?
So what are your impressions of Gen. McClellan? Was he a good general or an inept general or a scapegoat?