Henry W. Halleck writes a delicate and personal letter to George B. McClellan hinting that he soon may be forced to pull the Federal Army of the Potomac off the Virginia Peninsula.
Tag: George B. McClellan
McClellan Agrees to Advance Once More
Henry W. Halleck gets George B. McClellan to agree to move his Federal Army of the Potomac on the Virginia Peninsula, but McClellan soon changes his mind.
Halleck Becomes General-in-Chief
Less than 48 hours after leaving the Peninsula, Abraham Lincoln names Henry W. Halleck to become commander of all U.S. armies.
Lincoln Visits the Virginia Peninsula
Abraham Lincoln visits the Army of the Potomac on the Virginia Peninsula, receives unwanted political advice, and contemplates a major military change.
The Harrison’s Bar Letter
As the Federal army settles into defenses on the Virginia Peninsula, George B. McClellan takes the time to dictate to Abraham Lincoln on how the war should be waged.
Standoff on the Peninsula
Abraham Lincoln works to funnel more reinforcements to George B. McClellan’s Federal army on the Virginia Peninsula, and Robert E. Lee decides that the Federal positions are too strong to attack.