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Excerpt from Report of the Secretary of War: Communicating the Report of Captain George B. McClellan (First Regiment United States Cavalry) One of the Officers Sent to the Seat of War in Europe, in 1855 and 1856Although fully aware that it is much easier to criticize operations after the result is known than to direct them at the time, I shall not hesitate to invite attention to what appear to be evident mistakes on either side, this, not for ...

Excerpt from Oration Fellow - citizens, members of the corps of cadets, and brother soldiers, I have the pleasure of going through the form of introducing to you one who is better known to you than I who introduce him. The orator of the day, Major General george B. Mcclellan. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an i...

Excerpt from European Cavalry: Including Details of the Organization of the Cavalry Service Among the Principal Nations of Europe The surest method to attain to excellence in any or ganized system is to collate and compare all similar organizations, already based upon experience, and to gather from each such parts as may be adapted to our own. This principle is of special application in so im portant a science as that of war, and in so moment...

Excerpt from Report on the Organization and Campaigns: Of the Army of the Potomac, To Which Is Added an Account of the Campaign in Western Virginia, With Plans of Battle-Fields Tan: attack upon Fort Sumter on the 12th of April, 1861, took the Northern people by surprise, and found them entirely unprepared to carry on a serious contest. Our people were born and educated amidst the blessings of peace and material prosperity, they were in the ha...

Excerpt from The Oligarchy of Venice: An Essay So much has been written about Venice, so much that is true, so much that is false, so much fiction under the guise of history and history under the guise of fiction, so much poetry in prose and prose in poetry, that in sorting the vast amount of available material, it is a matter of no little difficulty to separate the grain from the chafi. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundred...

Excerpt from Manual of Bayonet Exercise: Prepared for the Use of the Army of the United States The Bayonet Exercise presented in the following pages is chie¿y from the French of M. Gomard, an eminent French teacher of the art of fencing. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Boo...

Back in print after nearly 140 years! When first published in 1964, only 200 copies were printed, making it very rare. This book provides a unique glimpse into the mind and thoughT processes behind one of the Civil War's most prominent generals. This slim volume will appeal to all historical enthusiasts of the U.S. Civil War and is competitively priced. It is newly indexed for research and genealogical purposes."This report is important not on...

After being relieved of military command for overcautiousness, Gen. McClellan was nominated in 1864 as the Democratic Party candidate to run against Lincoln on a peace platform. Although unsuccessful in this bid, McClellan went on to serve as governor of New Jersey from 1878 to 1881, proving himself to be a brilliant administrator.