George McClellan, A Stupid Idiot

Brian Hoeg Civil War Group Projects American Wars 3/14/06 George Brinton McClellan When you hear the name George McClellan, courageous, brave, heroic, and decisive are probably not the first words that come to mind. That's probably because none of those words describe him. George McClellan was an indecisive coward, unfit for his position as a general, partially because of his sympathy for his troops, but also because of his "conspiracy theories" which constantly screwed over the …

…involved with a freak accident the day before the war, the Union Army would've been better off. His indecisiveness and paranoia only hurt them, when the war could've been done in a few months. McClellan was disappointing as a leader, considering his records as a top-notch official. With many failed opportunities to stop the war, the only really good thing McClellan contributed to the Civil War was pressed up against his ass the whole time.