McClellan is ordered to Washington on July…

July 1861 CE

McClellan is ordered to Washington on July 22, and Rosecrans assumes command of Union forces in western Virginia.

The Union victory at Rich Mountain is instrumental in propelling McClellan to command of the Army of the Potomac.

Due to his victories in western Virginia, McClellan's reputation quickly grows in the North, where the newspapers call him the "Young Napoleon."

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Clarksburg Harrison West Virginia United States View →

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Abraham Lincoln View → George A. Porterfield View → George B. McClellan View → John Pegram View → Thomas A. Morris View → William Rosecrans View →

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Virginia, Commonwealth of (U.S.A.) View → United States of America (US, USA) (Washington DC) View → Confederate States of America (C.S.A.) View →

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American Civil War (War between the States, War of the Rebellion, War of Secession, War for Southern Independence) View → Western Virginia Campaign View → Rich Mountain, Battle of View →

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