ANTIETAM 1862 'The Roar and Rattle'

To meet Lee's challenge Lincoln was entrusting his principal army to Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan, whom he profoundly mistrusted. [...]the president had a major investment in the coming battle: Since taking command of the Army of Northern Virginia three months earlier, Lee had driven McClellan...

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Published in:MHQ : the quarterly journal of military history 2010-07, Vol.22 (4), p.24
Main Author: Sears, Stephen W
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
American Civil War
Armed forces
Lee, Robert E (1807-70)
Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865)
Military history
Presidents
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Summary:To meet Lee's challenge Lincoln was entrusting his principal army to Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan, whom he profoundly mistrusted. [...]the president had a major investment in the coming battle: Since taking command of the Army of Northern Virginia three months earlier, Lee had driven McClelland Armyof the Potomac from the gates of Richmond in the Seven Days' Battles, whipped Maj. Gen. John Pope's Army of Virginia in the Second Battle of Bull Run, and now had the two Yankee armies pinned behind Washington's fortifications. There was still, he believed, the enemy's considerable advantage in numbers to be wary of. [...]far it looks well, but I have great odds against me," he telegraphed Washington. [...]a bold rush supported by heavy covering fire succeeded in driving off the Georgian defenders.
ISSN:1040-5992