McClellan, George Brinton, 1826-1885 to Henry Jackson Hunt
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02382.071 Author/Creator: McClellan, George Brinton, 1826-1885 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 10 May 1882 Pagination: 3 p. : Height: 17.8 cm, Width: 22.6 cm Order a Copy
Discusses a book by General Alexander Stewart Webb, published originally in May 1881, called The Peninsular; McClellan's Campaign of 1862. Writes that though he has not read the book, he has heard through others that "under the cloak of 'friendship' etc etc. Webb has done very unfriendly things..." Wishes Hunt would write about the Peninsula Campaign. Writes that his own manuscript, or memoirs, was destroyed in a fire, but that he plans to rewrite it. Mentions a letter from Grant (possibly Ulysses S. Grant).
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