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The Falling Out Between John McClernand and Ulysses S. Grant
Today, we are pleased to welcome guest author Sean Michael Chick Butler, Banks, Sigel, McClernand. These are just the most infamous of the “political generals” of the American Civil War. The four named here are usually considered military incompetents, their … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Civil War Events, Common Soldier, Leadership--Federal, Memory, Personalities, Politics
Tagged Battle of Belmont, Benjamin Butler, Elihu Washburne, Fort Donelson, Fort Henry, Franz Sigel, Henry Halleck, John McClernand, Nathaniel Banks, Shiloh, U.S. Grant
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