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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC07102.01 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1862 |
| Title | Edwin M. Stanton to his friend Rev. Herman Dyer condemning General McClellan and discussing strategy in the Peninsula Campaign |
| Date | 18 May 1862 |
| Author | Stanton, Edwin McMasters (1814-1869) |
| Recipient | Dyer, Herman |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Secretary of War Stanton writes to his friend Reverend Dyer about Union strategy in the Peninsula Campaign, responding to criticism in the press. He expresses condemnation of General McClellan. Stanton insists that Lincoln agrees with him concerning the defense of Washington. He also expresses his thoughts about his position: "I knew that everything I cherish and hold dear would be sacrificed by accepting this office. But I thought I might help to save the country and for that I am willing to perish." Written on four folios. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union General Union Forces Lincoln's Cabinet President Washington, D.C. Patriotism |
| People | Stanton, E. M. (Edwin McMasters) (1814-1869) Dyer, Herman (fl. 1862) McClellan, George B. (1826-1885) Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | The American Civil War |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Recipient Relationship | Friend |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Eastern Theater |