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Abraham Lincoln and
Maj. Gen. George McClellan confer near Sharpsburg, Md., on October 3, 1862. McClellan would be relieved in little more than a month.
Abraham Lincoln and
Maj. Gen. George McClellan confer near Sharpsburg, Md., on October 3, 1862. McClellan would be relieved in little more than a month.