Second, that as the radical Republicans were the true winners coming out of the American Civil War, they were able to write its history, placing their principal political rival of the time, McClellan, in the worst possible light.
För det andra, genom att de radikala republikanerna var vinnarna i inbördeskriget, kunde de skriva dess historia och sätta deras värste politiske fiende vid den tiden, McClellan, i värsta möjliga dager.