Thursday, June 20, 2013

June 24, 1862---Lincoln's Council of War



JUNE 24, 1862:           

U.S. President Abraham Lincoln travels to West Point, New York, to meet with General Winfield Scott, retired commander of all Union forces at the outbreak of the Civil War. Lincoln, tired of the stalemate outside of Richmond, expressed doubts about George B. McClellan's ability to lead the Army of the Potomac. Scott echoed those doubts.


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