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This Week in History – July 26, 1861

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You are there: After the humiliating loss on April 21, 1861 at I Manassas, President Abraham Lincoln sacks Irwin McDowell and replaces him with Major General George McClellan, thus commencing a tumultuous five year relationship between the two men. Read the full post

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