McClellan’s Own Story
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McClellan’s Own Story is the autobiographical memoir of Union General George B. McClellan, offering his personal account and defense of his Civil War leadership and controversies.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
autobiographical memoir
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book → nonfiction work → |
| author |
George B. McClellan
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| contains |
McClellan’s analysis of battles and campaigns
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McClellan’s commentary on Union politics → McClellan’s reflections on military strategy → |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| focusesOn |
Antietam Campaign
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Civil War strategy and operations → McClellan’s command of the Army of the Potomac → McClellan’s military career → McClellan’s relationship with Abraham Lincoln → Peninsula Campaign → |
| genre |
Civil War history
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military memoir → |
| hasBiographicalContent |
yes
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| historicalPeriodDescribed |
1861–1865
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| historicalSignificance |
key document in debates over McClellan’s generalship
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primary source on Union command in the Civil War → |
| intendedAudience |
readers interested in Civil War history
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students of military leadership → |
| language |
English
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| literaryForm |
prose
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| mainSubject |
American Civil War
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George B. McClellan → Union Army → |
| narrativeForm |
first-person account
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| perspective |
Union general’s viewpoint
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| portrays |
McClellan’s criticism of some contemporaries
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McClellan’s view of his critics in the Union government → McClellan’s view of his removal from command → controversies over McClellan’s caution and delays → political-military tensions in the Union high command → |
| purpose |
justification of McClellan’s Civil War leadership
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self-defense of McClellan’s wartime decisions → |
| relatedWorkSubject |
Abraham Lincoln’s war leadership
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Army of the Potomac → Union high command → |
| typeOfDefense |
apologia
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| workChronology |
recounts events from McClellan’s early war service to his removal from command
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Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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George B. McClellan
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authored |