. Civil War officers. Union . L The President had a long conference with McClellan trying to pry in front of McClellans tent at headquarters. i * Did he have an eye on Polltlcsr7a INCOLN did not c™U&fP^ii^.^?ffi££ himself With writing let- ^^^Ternptation was already*-* ters to McClellan. Twice »:tm🇮🇳tm: McCiellans way—tempt*during this distracting period tion t0 allow himself to be consia-he visited him. In May, he ered as the Democratic candidate for the Presidency in 1864, in oppo-sition to Lincoln. It was not thepossible opponent that disturbedLincoln, it was the divided mind ofthis man t


. Civil War officers. Union . L The President had a long conference with McClellan trying to pry in front of McClellans tent at headquarters. i * Did he have an eye on Polltlcsr7a INCOLN did not c™U&fP^ii^.^?ffi££ himself With writing let- ^^^Ternptation was already*-* ters to McClellan. Twice »:tm🇮🇳tm: McCiellans way—tempt*during this distracting period tion t0 allow himself to be consia-he visited him. In May, he ered as the Democratic candidate for the Presidency in 1864, in oppo-sition to Lincoln. It was not thepossible opponent that disturbedLincoln, it was the divided mind ofthis man that this long document ,,, , _w. , showed—so dangerous to the talking with McClellan, sizing cause. ^ ^ hoid ^ tQ ^ ^^ No one can go with him throughthese days and not feel something ofthe exasperation that most of Ins and Secretaries Stanton andChase went down to FortressMonroe, remaining there forfive or six days, going overthe field, visiting the forts,talking with McClellan, sizingup things. One dramatic in-cid


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