George B. McClellan

McClellan was given command of the Army of the Potomac. called "little Mac". he was a perfectionist, and cautious. captured Yorktown. During the seven Days battle the confederates (lee) drove McClellan back to the sea. Lincoln thus temporarily fired McClellan. Ironically if McClellan would have won and captured Richmond the union would have been restored, and slavery would have survived. Battle of Antietam McClellan rehired and took command of main Northern army. Fouund copy of Lee's battle plans. McClellan won, bloodiest day of war. Lee retreated, and McClellan was again fired and was replaced with A.E. Burnside. In the Election of 1864 McClellan was nominated by the Democrates- regular and Copperheads- in an effort to remove Lincoln from office. But Lincoln won.