May 3 4, 1862 Yorktown McClellan's 100,000 Man Army Forces Johnston's Evacuation Without Battle

Описание: General McClellan commanded the largest American army ever assembled—100,000 soldiers encircling Yorktown's earthworks. Confederate General Johnston defended the peninsula with merely 13,000 exhausted men facing annihilation. Instead of assault, McClellan chose methodical siege: 15 massive artillery batteries, miles of trenches, weeks of bombardment preparation. But here's what shocked everyone—when Federal cannons finally roared with full devastating power, Johnston's entire army had vanished overnight.

This isn't a story of heroic battle or glorious victory. It's a month-long deception so brilliant that it confused America's finest commander. "Quaker guns"—painted logs positioned as cannon—created illusions of overwhelming firepower. Confederate supply officers rationed ammunition desperately. Soldiers painted wooden logs black through endless rain. And somehow, Johnston extracted his entire army from what should have been an inescapable trap, preserving 13,000 men who lived fighting another day.

Discover why McClellan's 100,000-strong army couldn't stop 13,000 determined Confederates. Learn how psychological warfare defeated numerical advantage. Watch how this month-long siege changed Civil War strategy forever. Understanding Yorktown reveals everything about why this war lasted four years and cost 600,000 American lives.

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