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Thanks for reminding us TSgt Joe C. that in 1862 President Abraham Lincoln played a vary active role in selecting the military leaders. Of the three leaders identified in War Order No. 3, a where President Lincoln created three departments, placing Henry Halleck in charge of the West, John C. Fremont in command of troops in the Appalachian region, and George McClellan in charge in the East, only Halleck would survive long in command - Freemont was soon relived for incompetence and McClellan ran as a Democrat against Lincoln in 1864 and lost.
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FYI ] LTC Stephen C. LTC Greg Henning Maj William W. "Bill" Price Capt Seid Waddell Capt Tom Brown CPT (Join to see) CPT Gabe Snell 1stSgt Eugene Harless MSG Brad Sand SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL SFC William Farrell SSG Leonard J W. SSgt Robert Marx PO1 John Miller SP5 Mark Kuzinski SrA Christopher Wright SGT Robert George SPC (Join to see)
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SSgt Robert Marx
It is interesting also that Lincoln's detractors during the war actually suggested that the office of POTUS be eliminated as the commander-in-chief of the armed forces with the general staff taking that duty. Control of the armed forces actually is augmented with civilian mastery; in addition, POTUS Lincoln became more skilled over the course of the war as a tactician.
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Gen. McClellan, the 1st general since Gen. Washington promoted to Lieutenant General in the US Army, served better as a trainer & administrator than as a tactical general. He was a young man in 1861 at only 36 yoa.
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