He served briefly in the Mexican-American War and as an observer to the Crimean War. At the outbreak of the Civil War, McClellan was sought by several northern states to lead their militia.

McClellan, commander of the Army of the Potomac ... so the younger Johnston became a drummer boy -- a critical position during the Civil War that was responsible for much more than sheer ...

On both sides, the Civil ... war. Some would die in battles; others would go on to become political figures in the healing nation. This section displays objects used by or presented to the leaders of ...

With the Union and Confederate capital cities so close together, it seemed common sense for the Union to use its manpower and industrial advantage to take the quickest route to end the war: seize the ...

In the election of 1864, with the Civil ... McClellan wasn’t a politician by trade. He was the one-time head of the U.S. army in the east, who had repeatedly clashed with Lincoln earlier in the war.

The year 1862 saw the birth of modern warfare and the transformation of Lincoln's war to preserve the Union ... and then follows Union General George McClellan's ill-fated campaign on the Virginia ...

McClellan's Peninsula Campaign in the spring ... He is the author or editor of more than 24 books, mostly on the era of the American Civil War and Reconstruction. He has served as president ...

McClellan Air Force Base ... and 14,000 signed on as Civil Defense volunteers. 556 Sacramento residents gave their lives during the war. "Well, Sacramento was the kind of town where your mother ...