Tag Archives: George B. McClellan

September surprise?

Posted on October 31, 2018 by SUMPTER

Democratic politician John Dix was a Union general during the Civil War and in 1868 was serving as American Minister to France. In early September he sent a letter to friend in New York City. Mr. Dix wanted to deny … Continue reading →

Posted in 150 Years Ago, 150 Years Ago This Month, Aftermath, Reconstruction, The election of 1868 | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Mac’s resignation

Posted on November 14, 2014 by SUMPTER

150 years ago today President Lincoln accepted General McClellan’s Election Day resignation from the army. The Atlas & Argus of Albany New York was a Democratic party newspaper (according to the November 11, 1864 issue of The New-York Times the … Continue reading →

Posted in 150 Years Ago This Week, Lincoln Administration, Northern Politics During War, The election of 1864 | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

election day forecast

Posted on November 6, 2014 by SUMPTER

threats at home and from abroad Richmond editors shared some information they said they found in Northern papers about the upcoming Yankee presidential election: the United States government warned about a conspiracy to set fire to Northern cities on November … Continue reading →

Posted in 150 Years Ago This Week, Northern Politics During War, The election of 1864 | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

just “checker playing,”?

Posted on October 31, 2014 by SUMPTER

A Democratic paper reported lots of evidence that New York soldiers were voting for General McClellan in large majorities. From a Seneca County, New York newspaper in 1864: The Vote in the Army Are the Soldiers for McClellan? A special … Continue reading →

Posted in 150 Years Ago This Week, Military Matters, Northern Politics During War, The election of 1864 | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

big purses

Posted on October 29, 2014 by SUMPTER

Despite the manpower shortage, rotten weather, and the annoying “Yankee invasion”, 150 years ago this week residents of Richmond could look forward to horse races at a local track. Apparently jockeys were exempt from the Confederate draft. From the Richmond … Continue reading →

Posted in 150 Years Ago This Week, Confederate States of America, Southern Society | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

gunboat politics

Posted on October 28, 2014 by SUMPTER

The following Democrat article ignores the fact that President Lincoln exposed himself to rebel fire at Fort Stevens – probably imprudent, but not exactly cowardly. From a Seneca County, New York newspaper in October 1864: Who is in the Gunboat … Continue reading →

Posted in 150 Years Ago This Month, Northern Politics During War, Northern Society, The election of 1864 | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

heads game

Posted on October 23, 2014 by SUMPTER

From The New-York Times October 24, 1864: … MR. PENDLETON VISITS NEW YORK. Mr. PENDLETON, Democratic candidate for Vice-President, left Cincinnati incognito last Thursday, on a visit to the East. He was in Philadelphia yesterday, and to-morrow will reach New … Continue reading →

Posted in 150 Years Ago This Week, Northern Politics During War, The election of 1864 | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

spinning victory

Posted on October 13, 2014 by SUMPTER

Apparently both the Chairman of the Democratic National Committee and a Republican newspaper, The New-York Times, claimed victory in the October 10 or 11, 1864 Pennsylvania state election. And they both saw their victory as a victory for the Union. … Continue reading →

Posted in 150 Years Ago This Week, Northern Politics During War, Northern Society, The election of 1864 | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

death sentence?

Posted on October 7, 2014 by SUMPTER

Two years on a Democrat paper sure was not forgiving and forgetting President Lincoln’s sacking of George B. McClellan as commander of the Army of the Potomac. The paper also claimed that Mr. Lincoln would make decisions about General McClellan’s … Continue reading →

Posted in 150 Years Ago This Month, Lincoln Administration, Northern Politics During War, The election of 1864 | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

what’s a conservative to do?

Posted on October 4, 2014 by SUMPTER

According to this editorial, if conservatives don’t like change, they should vote for President Lincoln because 1) a change in administrations would mean a huge change in the federal civil bureaucracy and military organization, which Davis and Lee would try … Continue reading →

Posted in 150 Years Ago This Week, Northern Politics During War, Northern Society, The election of 1864 | Tagged , | Leave a comment