099 The Civil War: McClellan Moves South; the CSS Virginia is in the way

Let's return east to Virginia. At the beginning of 1862, George
McClellan was sick with Typhoid Fever, which Lincoln took
advantage of and began exercising his authority to get
McClellan's plans on paper. After a considerable amount of push
and pull, McClellan revealed his plans - doing an end run to
Richmond through the York Peninsula. While a bold plan, it left
Lincoln nervous. Before the Army could move, however, the
Confederate ironclad CSS Virginia deterred the Union plan. We
will set up the ironclad's story and carry it on in a future
episode.


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