McCLELLAN: From Ball's Bluff to Antietam.

(Wynkoop, Hallenbeck & Thomas for) Sinclair Tousey, New York: 1863., 1863 40 p. 8vo. 235 mm. Original printed wraps, sewn, as issued. On the rear wrap is an ad for Wilkes' Spirit of the Times. The American Gentleman's Newspaper. A Chronicle of the Turf, Field Sports, the Army and the Stage. From the Preface: "The following articles are portions of a series which appeared originally in Wilkes' Spirit of the Times [July 9, 1862-March 30, 1863], and which were devoted to the review of General McClellan and his battles, from the time of the commencement of his career at Ball's Bluff, down to what Mr. Wilkes has justly characterized as 'the unspeakably disgraceful battle of Antietam'. Mr. Wilkes began to criticize McClellan's movements, and in placing a few of his articles before the public, in connected form, it is not out of place to state, that the universal verdict of the country has attributed more influence to them in removing McClellan from command, than all other pressures put together." The Contents include: Philosophy of Idolatry : Is McClellan a hero?; McClellan inside and out; A Refutation; The Opiate of the North; The tragedy at Centreville; The Battle of Antietam; Fitz Napoleon no more; The New Leader; The Modern Arnold; Tete d'Armee; McClellan : a Retrospect; Little Mac; and The Conservative Plot. George Brinton McClellan (1826-1885) George Brinton McClellan was a major general during the Civil War. He organized the famous Army of the Potomac and served briefly (November 1861 to March 1862) as the general-in-chief of the Union Army. Early in the war, McClellan played an important role in raising a well-trained and organized army for the Union. McClellan's Peninsula Campaign in 1862 ended in failure, with retreats from attacks by General Robert E. Lee's smaller Army of Northern Virginia and an unfulfilled plan to seize the Confederate capital of Richmond. His performance at the bloody Battle of Antietam blunted Lee's invasion of Maryland, but allowed Lee to eke out a precarious tactical draw and avoid destruction, despite being outnumbered. As a result, McClellan's leadership skills during battles were questioned by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln, who eventually removed him from command, first as general-in-chief, then from the Army of the Potomac. The author George Wilkes (1820-1885), became co-editor, with William T. Porter, of the "Spirit of the Times" in New York in 1850, and subsequently editor and owner. The publisher, Sinclair Tousey (1818-1887) began as a newspaper-carrier and, in 1840, he established and published in Louisville, Kentucky, the " Daily Times," the first penny paper that was issued west of the Allegheny mountains. In 1853 he became partner in a news agency in New York and, in 1860, he Tousey became sole proprietor of the agency - out of which the American news company was organized, in 1864. He joined the Republican party at its organization, was an enthusiastic Abolitionist, writing and speaking against slavery. Scarce first edition in original state. RARE ANTI-McCLELLAN TRACT. Front case 2 L Language: eng. 1st Edition.. Soft cover. Very Good.