circa 1862
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Document
Title: [Printed letter from Lincoln to McClellan].
Contemporary printed copy of Lincoln's April 9, 1862 letter to McClellan castigating him for failing to adequately defend Washington and for his lack of action: "The country will not fail to note--is noting now--that the present hesitation to move upon an entrenched enemy is but the story of Manassas repeated...you must act."
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