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On July 8, 1862, 150 years ago, during the American Civil War, an important meeting occurred between Commander-in-Chief Abraham Lincoln and his leading Union general, George B. McClellan. It took ...
The Smithsonian’s collections speak to the resolve and ingenuity of America’s service members Lonnie G. Bunch III A chess set used during the Civil War by Union commander George B. McClellan helps ...
Gen. George B. McClellan tried to sell the Union retreat from Richmond in July 1862 as a “change of base,” but President Abraham Lincoln wasn’t buying that story.
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