Rebels at the Gate: Lee and McClellan on the Front Line of a Nation Divided (66 page)

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Authors: W Hunter Lesser

Tags: #History, #Americas, #United States, #Civil War, #Military

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Gordon, Jonathan,
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Gordon, Josie,
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Grant, Ulysses S.,
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Green, Mary Jane,
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Green, Richard,
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Hall, James,
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Hart, David,
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Hart, Nancy,
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Hayes, Rutherford B.,
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Hermann, Isaac,
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Higginbotham, John,
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Hotchkiss, Jedediah,
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Humphreys, Mrs. Thomas,
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Indianapolis Journal
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Jackson, Henry,
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Jackson, Thomas “Stonewall”,
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Kerr, Abbie,
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Kimball, Nathan,
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Lander, Frederick,
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Latham, George,
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Laurel Hill,
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Lee,“Light Horse Harry”,
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Lee, Robert E. resigns from the army,
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rejects command of Union troops,
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family of,
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accepts command of Virginia troops,
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assembles his military staff,
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mobilizes his forces,
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reacts to Philippi defeat,
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terminated as general-in-chief of Virginia troops,
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named brigadier general in Confederate army,
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advances to Valley Mountain,
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reconnaissance during Mexican War,
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reconnaissance on Valley Mountain,
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physical description,
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confirmed a full general,
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deals with Wise and Floyd,
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drafts “Special Order No.
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nearly captured at Becky Creek,
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reacts to the death of his
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on the loss at Cheat Mountain,
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deserts efforts to reclaim Western Virginia,
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labeled “Granny Lee”,
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sent to supervise South Carolina, Georgia, and East Florida,
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confronts Union invaders on south Atlantic coast,
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appointed liaison with military authorities,
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claims victory at Fredericksburg,
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after the first campaign,
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Lincoln, Abraham,
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Loring, William,
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Luther vs. Borden
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Madison, James,
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Marshall, Chief Justice John,
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Mason, John,
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McClellan, Ellen “Nelly”,
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McClellan, George B. becomes major general of Ohio Volunteers,
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childhood of,
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enters U.S. Military Academy,
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in the Mexican War,
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marries Ellen “Nelly” Marcy,
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assembles and organizes Ohio troops,
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orders invasion of Grafton,
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reacts to Philippi victory,
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leads troops to Western Virginia,
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implements telegraph line usage,
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surveys Rich Mountain,
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plans attack on Rich Mountain,
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takes possession of Beverly,
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accepts Confederate surrender at Beverly,
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builds Army of the Potomac,
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Army of the Potomac remains idle,
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removed from post of general-inchief,
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Army of the Potomac departs for Richmond,
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defeated at Yorktown,
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after the first campaign,
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McLeod, Mollie,
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Milroy, Robert,
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Monarch of the River,
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Monroe, James,
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Morris, Thomas,
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Morrow, Isaac,
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Northwestern Virginia Railroad,
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Parsons, “Tanner Jim”,
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Pegram, John,
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Pierpont, Francis,
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Pierpont, Julia,
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Poe, Orlando,
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Pool, J.T.,
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Porterfield, George,
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Proclamation of 1763,
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“Reform Convention” of 1850,
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Reid, Whitelaw,
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Richmond convention,
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Richmond Daily Dispatch
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Richmond Enquirer
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Robinson, John,
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Rosecrans, William,
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