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The Civil War: President Lincoln and General McClellan
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July 21, 2011
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2:07Now PlayingFollowing the defeat of Union forces at the Battle of Bull Run, Abraham Lincoln summoned Major General George B. McClellan to replace Irvin McDowell as commander of the Army of the Potomac. He would soon rise to the level of General-in-Chief of the Federal armies.
Author John Waugh spoke about the complex relationship between Lincoln and McClellan at a program presented by the Virginia Historical Society in Richmond.
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