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McClellan's Peninsular Campaign
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General George B. McClellan
General McClellan launched an invasion of Virginia, intending to take the Confederate capital of Richmond and bring an early end to the Civil War. The invasion failed, partly on account of McClellan's shortcomings, including credulity, passivity, and excessive caution.
Portrait of General George B. McClellan
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