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Peninsula Campaign through Antietam Lesson 7 Peninsula Campaign: McClellan George McClellan Among the Army’s best educated officers… “the Young Napoleon” Excellent organizer and administrator The right man to rebuild the Federal Army after the defeat at First Manassas Extremely cautious; always wanted more troops and more time to prepare Prone to believe enemy was stronger than it really was Mutual distrust with Lincoln Peninsula Campaign: McClellan One of McClellan’s formative experiences in the Mexican War was the siege of Vera Cruz After the war McClellan was part of a team of US officers