Mr. Lincoln's ArmyThis is the story of Lincoln's famous army of the Potomac during the early years of the Civil War, when it was under the command of General George B. McClellan. |
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A. P. Hill Antietam artillery attack battery began Boonsboro boys bridge brigade Bull Run bullets Burnside camp cavalry Centreville cheers Civil Clellan colonel command Confederate cornfield creek D. H. Hill division Dunker church east enemy Federal fence field fight fire flags fought front Gibbon going ground guns Hagerstown Halleck hardtack Harper's Ferry Haupt headquarters Heintzelman Hill Hooker horse infantry IX Corps Jackson Joe Johnston John Brown song John Pope Kearny knew Lee's army Lincoln looked Manassas Maryland Massachusetts McClellan McDowell miles military morning mountain moved muskets never night Northern officers Pennsylvania Pope Porter Potomac ranks rear Rebel regiment retreat Richmond ridge rifle river road rode seemed sent Sharpsburg side smoke soldiers staff Stonewall Jackson Sumner thing thousand told took troops Union valley veteran victory Virginia Volunteers wagons Washington Wisconsin wood wounded wrote Yankee York young