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Document Details


Title: Letter from George Brinton McClellan to Abraham Lincoln, May 21, 1862
Document type: Letter
Accessibility: Paid Only
Repository: Alexander Street Press
Collection: The American Civil War: Letters and Diaries (Subscription only)
URL: http://www.alexanderstreet4.com/cgi-bin/asp/cwld/documentidx.pl?aspdocid=S1422-D052
Original Language: English
Time span: 1862
Speaker: McClellan, George Brinton, 1826-1885
Speaker gender: Male
Speaker date of birth: 03-Dec-1826
Speaker place of birth: Philadelphia, PA; Pennsylvania; United States; North America
Speaker race: White
Speaker occupation: Military personnel; Politician; State governor
Age at speaking: 36
Document location: Tunstall, VA
Document date: 21-May-1862
People discussed: Irvin McDowell; McDowell, Irvin, 1818-1885
Locations discussed: Chickahominy River, VA; North America; United States; Virginia
Topics discussed - ASP terms: Chickahominy River, VA; Irvin McDowell; McDowell, Irvin, 1818-1885; North America; United States; Virginia
Topics discussed - Other terms: Bridges; Chain of command; Economics; Generals; Military; Military deference; Military intelligence; Military reinforcements; Military strategy; Road conditions; Transportation
ASP release: 2006-01
Document code: S1422-D052-2096