McClellan Refuses to Divulge His Plan (If He Even Has One) to Lincoln

| January 13, 2012

January 13, 1862 (Monday) The events of the Washington weekend laid the ground for Monday morning. In the span of two short days, Secretary of War Simon Cameron was harshly fired by Lincoln, General McDowell, taking advantage of General McClellan’s illness, tried to push his plan to attack the Rebels near Manassas, and, due to [...]