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Photomechanical Print, "October 3, 1862--Lincoln and McClellan after Antietam--McClellan's Last Battle"
Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882 and Patriot Publishing Company1910
The Henry Ford
Dearborn, MI, United States
President Lincoln put his hopes for Union victory in General George McClellan. But chance after chance, McClellan moved too slowly and cautiously to decisively win battles. Lincoln met with McClellan after the Battle of Antietam, urging him to pursue Robert E. Lee in battle. The meeting did not go well and about a month later, Lincoln relieved McClellan of command.
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- Title: Photomechanical Print, "October 3, 1862--Lincoln and McClellan after Antietam--McClellan's Last Battle"
- Creator: Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882, Patriot Publishing Company
- Date: 1862-10-03
- Date Created: 1910
- Location: United States, Massachusetts, Springfield, United States, Maryland, Sharpsburg, Antietam National Battlefield
- Subject Keywords: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865, McClellan, George Brinton, 1826-1885, United States. Army, Antietam, Battle of, Md., 1862, Civil wars, Soldiers, Tents (Portable buildings), United States presidents, American Civil War, 1861-1865, Photographs, Prints (Visual works)
- Type: Documents
- Contributor: The Henry Ford
- Original Source: Digital Collections
- Object Name: Print (Visual work)
- Object ID: 32.825.14
- Image ID: THF118709
- Credit: From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
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