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But M'Clellan, though a brave soldier and an able man, was a disappointment. BUT MC CLELLAN THOUGH A BRAVE SOLDIER AND AN ABLE MAN WAS A DISAPPOINTMENT
e tide of battle ran full against the Federals. Their first victory had encouraged the rebels. Then a battle of very much more importance was fought close to a stream known as Bull's Run, and here again the North was defeated. Then others joined the Confederates. Several of the most brilliant soldiers and commanders, such as Lee and Jackson, were Virginians and slave-holders, and these of course threw in their lot with the South, and for some time the North had no men of equal capacity to set against them. Thus for months and almost years it seemed as if the Confederates would succeed, and that the fetters of the slave would be fixed more firmly than ever. But defeat and delay were in reality making leaders for the North. A young engineer officer named M'Clellan was put in command at first. His appointment appeared to be a fortunate one. He speedily organised and placed in the field a splendid army, and it was fondly expected that a few months with such troops as his would end the war. YEARS AT FIRST THE TIDE OF BATTLE RAN FULL AGAINST THE FEDERALS THEIR FIRST VICTORY HAD ENCOURAGED THE REBELS THEN A BATTLE OF VERY MUCH MORE IMPORTANCE WAS FOUGHT CLOSE TO A STREAM KNOWN AS BULL'S RUN AND HERE AGAIN THE NORTH WAS DEFEATED THEN OTHERS JOINED THE CONFEDERATES SEVERAL OF THE MOST BRILLIANT SOLDIERS AND COMMANDERS SUCH AS LEE AND JACKSON WERE VIRGINIANS AND SLAVEHOLDERS AND THESE OF COURSE THREW IN THEIR LOT WITH THE SOUTH AND FOR SOME TIME THE NORTH HAD NO MEN OF EQUAL CAPACITY TO SET AGAINST THEM THUS FOR MONTHS AND ALMOST YEARS IT SEEMED AS IF THE CONFEDERATES WOULD SUCCEED AND THAT THE FETTERS OF THE SLAVE WOULD BE FIXED MORE FIRMLY THAN EVER BUT DEFEAT AND DELAY WERE IN REALITY MAKING LEADERS FOR THE NORTH A YOUNG ENGINEER OFFICER NAMED MC CLELLAN WAS PUT IN COMMAND AT FIRST HIS APPOINTMENT APPEARED TO BE A FORTUNATE ONE HE SPEEDILY ORGANIZED AND PLACED IN THE FIELD A SPLENDID ARMY AND IT WAS FONDLY EXPECTED THAT A FEW MONTHS WITH SUCH TROOPS AS HIS WOULD END THE WAR
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