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Talking a Good Game

George McClellan his own spin doctor? 150 years ago yesterday, the U.S. senate confirmed Edwin M. Stanton as Secretary of War to replace Simon Cameron. General McClellan appeared before the Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War as part … Continue reading

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