Lee vs. McClellan
Subtitle: the first campaign
By: Clayton R. Newell.
Publisher: Regnery Pub.
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 325
ISBN-13: 9780895264527
Subjects: Lee, Robert E. 1807-1870.; McClellan, George Brinton, 1826-1885.; West Virginia Campaign, 1861.; West Virginia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
Other titles: Lee versus McClellan
Description: In 1861, when the Civil War began, few generals on either side had experience commanding troop formations larger than a single regiment. In the rugged mountains and dense forests of western Virginia Robert E. Lee and George B. McClellan received their first opportunities to command an army in combat - each against the other.

Lee vs. McClellan: The First Campaign is a vivid, gripping account of this crucial - but often overlooked - campaign of the Civil War. Military historian Clayton R. Newell tells the story with a masterly grasp of strategy, a soldier's feel for the grueling realities of war, and a keen understanding of the military and political stakes.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 301-310) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Lee's Virginia on the brink of war; title: Two armies; title: Lee and McClellan; title: A railroad man at war; title: Philippi; title: Lee's divided command; title: "Something between a victory and a defeat"; title: Davis turns to Lee; title: Lee goes to the front; title: Lee's warring generals; title: Lee's plan goes awry; title: "If they would attack us ..."; title: The lessons of defeat; title: Epilogue : How they fared after the first campaign