 In both battles, effective command of the army fell to his friend and V Corps commander Brigadier General Fitz John Porter.When the public heard about the "Galena", it was yet another great embarrassment, comparable to the Quaker Guns at Manassas.Editorial cartoons published in the course of the 1864 presidential campaign lampooned McClellan for having preferred the safety of a ship while a battle was fought in the distance.