Abraham Lincoln and men of war-times : some personal recollections of war and politics during the Lincoln administration ; with introduction by . shade of conviction that survived it, McClellansability as a military commander, and the correctness ofLincolns action in calling him to command and in dis-missing him from command, are as earnestly disputedto-day as they were in the white heat of the personaland political conflicts of the time. Notwithstandingthe bitter partisan assaults which have been made uponMcClellan in the violence of party struggles, at timesimpugning his skill,
Abraham Lincoln and men of war-times : some personal recollections of war and politics during the Lincoln administration ; with introduction by . shade of conviction that survived it, McClellansability as a military commander, and the correctness ofLincolns action in calling him to command and in dis-missing him from command, are as earnestly disputedto-day as they were in the white heat of the personaland political conflicts of the time. Notwithstandingthe bitter partisan assaults which have been made uponMcClellan in the violence of party struggles, at timesimpugning his skill, his courage, and his patriotism, itis safe to sav that fair-minded men of every politicalfaith now testify to the absolute purity of his patriotism,to his exceptional skill as a military organizer, and tohis courage as a commander. I knew McClellan well,and I believe that no reasonably just man could haveknown hiin without yielding to him the highest measureof personal respect. He was one of the most excellent 192. (Photo by Gutekunst, Philadelphia.) GENERAL GEORGE B. MCLELLAN, 1862. LINCOLN AND McCLELLAN. 193 and lovable characters I have ever met, and that he waspatriotic in everything that he did, however he mayhave erred, and that he would have given his life as asacrifice to his army or his country had duty requiredit, will not be doubted within the circle of his personalassociations. I saw him frequently after he came toWashington heralded as the Young Napoleon, toperform the herculean task of organizing the best armythat ever was organized in any country within the sameperiod of time. I saw him when he started upon hisPeninsula campaign with the hope of victory beamingfrom his bright young face, and I stood close by his sidemost of the day when he fought his last battle at An-tietam. Only a few months thereafter he was finallyrelieved from his command, and his military careerended on November 5, 1862, when, by order of the Pres-ident, he transferred his army to General B
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