This man was assigned to a secret mission to Santo Domingo by the Secretary of War after conducting a survey for a Northern Pacific railroad route across the Cascade Range. He made a pivotal retreat after losing the Seven Days Battles, while a crushi
This man was assigned to a secret mission to Santo Domingo by the Secretary of War after conducting a survey for a Northern Pacific railroad route across the Cascade Range. He made a pivotal retreat after losing the Seven Days Battles, while a crushing defeat at the Battle of Second Bull Run led to the reinstatement of this commander, who won at South Mountain before his actions (*) following another battle led to the elevation of Ambrose Burnside amidst accusations that this general had a "bad case of the slows." The union commander during the Peninsular Campaign, for 10 points, name this man who opposed Abraham Lincoln in the 1864 election after being removed from command after fighting Robert E. Lee at Antietam.
This man was assigned to a secret mission to Santo Domingo by the Secretary of War after conducting a survey for a Northern Pacific railroad route across the Cascade Range.
George {McClellan}