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Was Lincoln decision to fire mcclellan a good one?
Yes. Try reading some of McClellan's letters to Lincoln. They reveal a lot. McClellan was all talk, no action.
Who ran against Lincoln on a peace ticket in the election of 1864?
George McClellan, the Union ex-General. It was not strictly a peace ticket. McClellan declared himself to be a pro-war Democrat. But it is hard to imagine the North fighting on, after voting Lincoln out.
Why was McClellan fired after Antietam?
Because Lincoln felt that McClellan lacked the aggressiveness required to successfully defeat the Confederate army. McClellan was very meticulous and patient. He did not chase Confederate General Robert E. Lee after defeating his troops at Antietam. Lincoln got tired of McClellan's patience and decided to replace him with Ambrose Burnside.
Lincoln once accused McClellan of having 'the slows'. What does this mean?
McClellan was super organized. He whipped the confused, disorganized, Army of the Potomac, into a fighting force. Still, he was extremely slow in getting his army moving. When he should have used forced marches, his army moved at a snail's pace. Lincoln wanted McClellan to get a move on.Lincoln was making a cutting remark about McClellan's slow movement to attack the Confederates. Lincoln's phrase was almost like saying McClellan had a disease or something as if it was an excuse. It is almost like saying "He has a cold" or "He has the flu".
Who did Lincoln replace McDowell with to lead the union army?
George Brinton McClellan.
