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BL
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1017297
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b771667
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McClellan, George B., (George Brinton),1826-1885.
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| Title & Author
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The Mexican War diary and correspondence of George B. McClellan /\ edited by Thomas W. Cutrer.
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| Publication Statement
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Baton Rouge :: Louisiana State University Press,, ©2009.
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1 online resource (vi, 195 pages)
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| ISBN
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0807136581
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: 9780807136584
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0807134511
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9780807134511
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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"War at last sure enough!" : West Point, 18 March 1846-22 September 1846 -- "I would not have missed coming here for anything" : from West Point to Victoria, 8 October 1846-20 December 1846 -- "A perfect desert from beginning to end" : Victoria to Tampico, 2 January 1847-5 March 1847 -- "We had done more than all the rest" : Vera Cruz, 9 March 1847-2 April 1847 -- "Nothing seemed to them too bold" : Cerro Gordo to Mexico City, 26 March 1847-30 May 1847 -- "No one can say 'Poor Mac' over me" : Mexico City, 24 October 1847-6 June 1848 -- "The Engineer Company is destroyed" : West Point, 23 June 1848-22 September 1849 -- Afterword -- Glossary of military engineering terms.
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| Abstract
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In his standard reference work on the Civil War, Generals in Blue, Ezra Warner declared George B. McClellan (1826-1885) "one of the most controversial figures in American military history." In this revealing book, Thomas W. Cutrer provides the definitive edition of McClellan's detailed diary and letters from his service in the Mexican War (1846-1848), during which he began the rise that culminated in his being named general in chief of the Union forces and commander of the Army of the Potomac early in the Civil War.
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McClellan, George B., (George Brinton),1826-1885
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McClellan, George B., (George Brinton),1826-1885
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McClellan, George B., (George Brinton),1826-1885.
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United States.-- History-- 19th century.
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United States.
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Mexican War, 1846-1848, Personal narratives, American.
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Mexican War, 1846-1848-- Engineering and construction.
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Mexican War, 1846-1848-- Regimental histories-- United States.
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Military engineering-- United States-- History-- 19th century.
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Military engineers-- United States, Biography.
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Soldiers-- United States, Correspondence.
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Soldiers-- United States, Diaries.
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HISTORY-- State Local-- General.
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Military engineering
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Military engineers
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Regimental histories
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Soldiers
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United States
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| Dewey Classification
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973.6/2092B
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| LC Classification
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E411.M127 2009eb
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| Added Entry
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Cutrer, Thomas W.
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