RICH MOUNTAIN

George Brinton McClellan (1826-1885)

In which we start off with a short bio of George McClellan, and then get to the continuation of the action in northwest Virginia with the Battle of Rich Mountain (July 11, 1863).

Our book recommendation for this episode is actually two magazine back issues:

* Volume 7 #7 (November 2004) of North & South magazine has an article by Albert Castel titled “West Virginia 1861: A Tale of a Goose, a Dog, and a Fox.”

* Volume 10 #6 (August 1993) of Blue & Gray magazine is mostly devoted to the fighting in western Virginia in 1861.

Listen to Episode 44: RichMountain