Abraham Lincoln #11: Frustrated Commander (1861-1862); Topics covered include: Selection of commanders, Battle of Bull Run, First Confiscation Act, foreign affairs (principally with France and England), frustration with slow moving commanders, victories at Fort Henry and Fort Donelson, death of Willie Lincoln, Peninsula Campaign, and the replace of George McClellan with Henry Halleck in command of the Union Army
Key people: Winfield Scott, Robert E. Lee, Irvin McDowell, Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, John Fremont, George McClellan, William Seward, Maximillian I, Charles Wilkes, Don Buell, Henry Halleck, Simon Cameron, Edwin Stanton, Ulysses Grant, William Lincoln, Robert Lincoln, Mary Lincoln, Tad Lincoln, Salmon Chase, and Henry Halleck
For more information on the "Presidential Chronicles" series, please visit https://www.presidentialchronicles.com/
