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To The Mountaintop And Back Again : The Rise And Fall Of General George B. Mcclellan., Carl Pagles 1977-
To The Mountaintop And Back Again : The Rise And Fall Of General George B. Mcclellan., Carl Pagles 1977-
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This thesis is an examination of the factors that impacted the rise and fall of the military career of General George McClellan during the initial stages of the Civil War. It works almost exclusively with primary sources to gain a better understanding of General McClellan through his personal and professional correspondence. The thesis begins with a historiography of the scholars that have examined McClellan from the early days after the Civil War to those of the twenty-first century. The historiography is used as a framework for the debate about the rise and fall of General McClellan. The next three chapters …
Casualty Of War : The Governorship Of Beriah Magoffin, 1859-1862., Robert William Goebel 1981-
Casualty Of War : The Governorship Of Beriah Magoffin, 1859-1862., Robert William Goebel 1981-
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This thesis seeks to understand Beriah Magoffin as Governor of Kentucky. Adding to the work begun by Michael T. Dues and Lowell H. Harrison during the 1960s and 1970s, this thesis fleshes out a man little studied in history. It addresses several questions: Who was Governor Beriah Magoffin and what type of leader was he? Answering these questions, this thesis provides Magoffin as a mediocre leader who unsuccessfully tried to prevent civil war through compromise, neutrality, and obstruction. Moreover, Magoffin was a complex man with complex principles that guided his actions and eventually ruined his governorship. Magoffin believed in state's …