Description: Charles Webster Company, 1887. Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Clean copy. Beloved by the soldiers of the Army of the Potomac, insubordinate to his commander in chief, a master at preparing for war but cautious about engaging, General George Brinton McClellan is one of the most controversial figures of the American Civil War. Criticized throughout the remainder of his life, he never publicly defended his actions as commander of the Union army. Here, however, his posthumously-published memoir provides his answers to the critics. Using a combination of military documents, his own field records, and letters to his beloved wife Nelly, McClellan does not attempt a full autobiography but instead focuses on his short time as general in chief of the army. McClellan's legacy as commander is still debated by some historians. The value of this book is its view into the mind of George McClellan during the bitter early days of the Civil War. No study of this important figure is complete without this volume. Charles L. Webster & Company, New York, 1887. Black & white plates with maps and engravings. A very good copy. Hinges sound, endpapers not split. Small water stain at the beginning of the book. Octavo. xiv, 678 pages. 1st ed. frontis, illustrations, index, xi, 678p. Original green cloth. 23 cm. Extremities lightly rubbed. Binding slightly loose, easily fixed. McClellan died before finished this volume; it was completed by William C. Prime, his literary editor, who also prepared the defensive Biographical Sketch found at pages 1-24.
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Location: Covington, Louisiana
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Conflict: Civil War (1861-65)
Original/Reproduction: Original
Theme: Militaria
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
