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Smith, Caleb B. (Caleb Blood), 1808-1864 Defeat of McClellan on the Peninsula [VA] during the Seven Days Battles.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08006 Author/Creator: Smith, Caleb B. (Caleb Blood), 1808-1864 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1862/07/04 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 24.8 cm, Width: 20.2 cm Order a Copy

Confidential report about defeat of McClellan on the Peninsula [VA] during the Seven Days Battles. The assesment is blunt but still hopeful, and Smith expresses his strong desire for his comments to not be leaked as they may cause wide-spread alarm.

Smith, Caleb B. (Caleb Blood), 1808-1864
McClellan, George B., 1826-1885

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