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This volume was originally published in 2003 (Osprey Publishing, Ltd., UK) and is here reprinted as part of a 12-volume set devoted to the battles of the American Civil War (ISBN 0-275-98437-0). The set is part of the Praeger Military History Series. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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Following the humiliating Northern defeat at the First Battle of Bull Run, General George B. McClellan took command of the Union Army of the Potomac. In the spring of 1862, having rebuilt his forces, the "Little Napoleon" devised a plan to end the war in a single campaign. Transporting his army by sea to the Virginia Peninsula, he would outflank Confederate forces and march unopposed on Richmond, the Southern capital. Excessive caution squandered the opportunity, however, and the Union lost its main chance to achieve an early end to the war.
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