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| george mcclellan definitions | |||
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| # | Definition | Sets | |
| 1 | union general, 1st commander, overly cautious, fired by lincoln | 11 sets | |
| 2 | general of the union army; fired by lincoln for being too cautious | 8 sets | |
| 3 | he was a union general that was in charge during the beginning of the war. he defeated lee, at antietam, securing a much needed union victory. | 5 sets | |
| 4 | union genereal | 3 sets | |
| 5 | union general | 3 sets | |
| 6 | leader of the union army of the east, aka army of the potomac | 2 sets | |
| 7 | young & talented general in union army; lincoln's 1st choice to command union forces in the east; too cautious and hesitant to attack; fired twice; democratic party's nominee for pres. in 1864- lost to lincoln | 2 sets | |
| 8 | which northern general was a great army organizer but not anxious to commit it to battle? | 2 sets | |
| 9 | president lincoln appointed him to be commander of the union army of the east, known as the army known as the potomac because of the battle of bull run | 2 sets | |
| 10 | opposed lincoln in the election of 1864 | 2 sets | |
| 11 | who ran for president of the united states as the democratic candidate in 1864? | 2 sets | |
| 12 | was a major general during the american civil war. he organized the famous army of the potomac and served briefly (november 1861 to march 1862) as the general-in-chief of the union army. early in the war, mcclellan played an important role in raising a well-trained and organized army for the union. chronically underestimated force of confederate army, leading to failure of peninsula campaign | 2 sets | |
| 13 | a major general during the american civil war. he organized the famous army of the potomac and served briefly (november 1861 to march 1862) as the general-in-chief of the union army. early in the war, mcclellan played an important role in raising a well-trained and organized army for the union | 2 sets | |
| 14 | general who was fired by lincoln because was too slow to make a move against the confederacy | 1 set | |
| 15 | challenged president lincoln in the election of 1864 | 1 set | |
| 16 | early union army leader, he was removed by lincoln twice--first by waiting too long to attack at yorktown and being forced to flee, second at antietam when he lets lee go. ran against lincoln in 1864 | 1 set | |
| 17 | commander of forces at battle of antietam | 1 set | |
| 18 | twice general of the union forces/ fired by lincoln because he wouldn't fight | 1 set | |
| 19 | union general fired by lincoln for being too cautious. failed to capture richmond | 1 set | |
| 20 | general that lincoln appointed as commander of the union army of the east, suberb organizer who turned inexperienced recruits into an army of trained soldiers prepared for battle, but was very cautious; replaced by general ambrose burnside after the battle of antietam | 1 set | |
| 21 | union general; "little mac"; always doubted himself and thought he was outnumbered; not an aggressive general; lost battles of peninsula campaign and antietam | 1 set | |
| 22 | commander of the union armies after bull run | 1 set | |
| 23 | appointed as commander of the union army of the east, known as the army of the potomac. a superb organizer which transformed inexperienced recruits into an army of trained soliders prepared for battle. | 1 set | |
| 24 | became head of union army in the east, spent a month training the army, overly cautious, delayed leading troops into battle | 1 set | |
| 25 | twice general of the union forces, fired by lincoln because he wouldn't fight | 1 set | |
| 26 | who took over as commander after mcdowell | 1 set | |
| 27 | union general in april 1862, and headed to virginia | 1 set | |
| 28 | us general who lost the first battle of bull run | 1 set | |
| 29 | trained soldiered for seven months before attacking. then moved forweard in march 1862, was very cautious | 1 set | |
| 30 | in charge of the civil war west after grant was made union leader | 1 set | |
| 31 | union general, moved slowly because of thought out planning, northerners didn't like slow pace | 1 set | |
| 32 | commander of union troops at bull run | 1 set | |
| 33 | mcclellan played an important role in raising a well-trained and organized army for the union. | 1 set | |
| 34 | he organized the army of the potomac and was briefly general-in-chief of the union army. played a role in raising a well organized army for the union, but could not keep up with the fast moving battle scene. | 1 set | |
| 35 | union army, took a month to capture yorktown | 1 set | |
| 36 | who did lincoln put in charge of the union army after the disaster of the first battle of bull run? | 1 set | |
| 37 | first battle of bull run, lincoln ordered this man to head the union army, too cautious and unwilling to attack unless he had overwhelming strength, gave confederates too much time to assemble, participated in the seven day | 1 set | |
| 38 | appointed to led union army after bull run. overly cautious he was not succeccful in battle | 1 set | |
| 39 | union general who doesn't do anything and is very slow. he keeps getting hired and fired. | 1 set | |
| 40 | union general at battle of seven pines and seven days | 1 set | |