McClellan's plan @ 1:27:18 into video
(Friday, September 27, 1861) — Amid public pressure for increased action, U.S. President Abraham Lincoln and General George B. McClellan conferred today in a meeting with the Cabinet over plans for an offensive in Virginia during the American Civil War.
"The Civil War - Episode One: The Cause (1861)"
(Friday, September 6, 1861) — Forces under Union General Ulysses S. Grant today bloodlessly captured Paducah, Kentucky, which gave the Union control the mouth of the Tennessee River during the American Civil War.
"The Civil War - Episode One: The Cause (1861)"
(Friday, July 26, 1861) — President Lincoln today handed over command of the Federal Division of the Potomac to Gen. George McClellan, replacing Gen. McDowell, whose forces had been so badly beaten at Bull Run.
"The Civil War - Episode One: The Cause (1861)"
(Monday, July 22, 1861) — Reaction poured in today, one day after the First Battle of Manassas, also known as the First Battle of Bull Run (the name used by Union forces), resulted in a Confederate victory.
"The Civil War - Episode One: The Cause (1861)"
(Tuesday, July 16, 1861) — The volunteer Union Army of 37,000 men marched into Virginia to cut the railroad at Manasses and then move on to Richmond.
"The Civil War - Episode One: The Cause (1861)"
(Sunday, July 14, 1861) — A week before the Battle of Bull Run, Sullivan Ballou, a major in the 2nd Rhode Island Volunteers, wrote home to his wife in Smithfield.
"The Civil War - Episode One: The Cause (1861)"
(Wednesday, July 10, 1861) — General McClellan in West Virginia sends troops forward to meet Confederates at Rich Mountain.
"The Civil War - Episode One: The Cause (1861)"
(Tuesday, July 9, 1861) — Civil War diarist Mary Chestnut expresses hope for “our battle summer. May it be our first and our last, so called. After all we have not had any of the horrors of war.”
"The Civil War - Episode One: The Cause (1861)"
(Saturday, June 29, 1861) — President Lincoln and his cabinet met with key military leaders today to examine the future course to to be taken by Union forces. Generals McDowell and Scott described their plans, recognizing the importance of maintaining public support and enthusiasm.
"The Civil War - Episode One: The Cause (1861)" (habeas corpus suspended @ 1:08:16)
(Monday, May 27, 1861) — Chief Justice William B. Taney ruled today that the military arrest of John Merryman in Maryland violated the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus and President Lincoln didn’t have the authority to suspend this privilege.
