i.;
his division sent to aid McClellan, see vol. ii.
McClellan, George B.,
given command of Army of Potomac, see vol. i.;
his record prior to 1861;
his organizing ability;
promoted to succeed Scott;
his arrogance and contempt for civilians;
causes discontent by inactivity;
considers army unfit to move;
unwilling from temperament to take any risks;
fails to appreciate political situation;
overestimates preparations of Confederates;
overestimates Confederate numbers;
wishes to end war by a crushing campaign;
ignores Lincoln's suggestion to move;
falls ill;
hearing of conferences, becomes well and makes appearance;
snubs McDowell and Chase;
objects to a direct attack on Confederates;
his plan;
his opponents become a recognized faction;
his scheme repudiated by Lincoln;
protests and explains views;
liberality of Lincoln towards;
thinks politicians plot to destroy him;
his plan accepted by Lincoln;
discussion of its merit;
makes mistake in insisting on his plan against Lincoln's wish;
hampered by Lincoln's detaching men to protect Washington;
discredited by Johnston's evacuation of Manassas;
denounced Committee on Conduct of War;
begins advance;
annoyed at being relieved from general command;
exasperated at action of Lincoln in forming corps and appointing
commanders;
authorizes Halleck to arrest Grant;
approves Buell's plan;
his career compared with Halleck's;
promises to put down any slave insurrection, see vol.
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