What McClellan Said When He Heard of Lincoln’s Assassination

Описание: The shocking moment when General George McClellan learned of Lincoln's assassination reveals one of history's most profound stories of regret and recognition. The man who had written some of the harshest private criticisms of any president now faced the terrible news of Lincoln's murder and had to confront what he had said and what he had failed to understand.




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Primary Sources:
1.McClellan, George B. "McClellan's Own Story: The War for the Union." New York: Charles L. Webster & Company, 1887.
2.The Papers of George B. McClellan, Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Washington, D.C.
3.McClellan Family Papers, Library of Congress, Manuscript Division.
4.Abraham Lincoln Papers, Library of Congress, Manuscript Division.
5.Hay, John. "Inside Lincoln's White House: The Complete Civil War Diary of John Hay," edited by Michael Burlingame and John R. Turner Ettlinger. Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press, 1997.
6.U.S. War Department. "The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies." 128 volumes. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1880-1901.
7.National Archives, Records of the Office of the Secretary of War, Record Group 107, Letters Received, April 1865.
8.Pitman, Benn, compiler. "The Assassination of President Lincoln and the Trial of the Conspirators." Cincinnati and New York: Moore, Wilstach & Baldwin, 1865.
9.Wainwright, Charles S. "A Diary of Battle: The Personal Journals of Colonel Charles S. Wainwright, 1861-1865," edited by Allan Nevins. New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, 1962.
10.Brooks, Noah. "Washington, D.C., in Lincoln's Time," edited by Herbert Mitgang. Athens: University of Georgia Press, 1989.


Newspaper Sources:
11.New York Times, April 16-30, 1865; June 24, 1865; October 31, 1885.
12.New York Herald, April 20, 1865.
13.New York Tribune, April 19-20, 1865.

Secondary Sources by Historians:
14.Sears, Stephen W. "George B. McClellan: The Young Napoleon." New York: Ticknor & Fields, 1988.
15.Myers, William Starr. "A Study in Personality: General George Brinton McClellan." New York: D. Appleton-Century Company, 1934. 16.Donald, David Herbert. "Lincoln." New York: Simon & Schuster, 1995.
17.Goodwin, Doris Kearns. "Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln." New York: Simon & Schuster, 2005.
18.Burlingame, Michael. "Abraham Lincoln: A Life." 2 volumes. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008.
19.McPherson, James M. "Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era." New York: Oxford University Press, 1988.
20.Rafuse, Ethan S. "McClellan's War: The Failure of Moderation in the Struggle for the Union." Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2005.
21.Rowland, Thomas J. "George B. McClellan and Civil War History: In the Shadow of Grant and Sherman." Kent, OH: Kent State University Press, 1998.
22.Williams, T. Harry. "Lincoln and His Generals." New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1952.

Archival and Documentary Collections:
23.Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.
24.Nicolay, John G., and John Hay. "Abraham Lincoln: A History." 10 volumes. New York: The Century Co., 1890.
25.Basler, Roy P., editor. "The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln." 9 volumes. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1953-1955.


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All information presented in this video is derived from historically documented primary sources including official military records, archived personal correspondence, contemporary newspaper accounts, eyewitness testimony, and memoirs, as well as scholarly secondary sources by recognized historians. Every statement is supported by verifiable evidence from the sources listed whereas Historical interpretations may vary among scholars and historians.Viewers are encouraged to consult multiple sources for study.This content is intended for educational purposes.