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and then arrived in washington on the 26th of july. very, very exciting for someone in his mid 30s. this gentleman right here. i think that probably his letters describe best what it was like in washington in july 1861. because after meeting with the president, the commanding general of the army about that time quite elderly and infirm winfield scott and a number of influential members of congress, he sat down that night to write as he did almost every night to his wife at home who was waiting for him in pennsylvania. and here's what he said to ellen. "i find myself in a new and stra...

rosecrans. they would bump into forces from john peagrum and they would defeat the confederates in july of 1861. although it was rosecrans that did the heavy lifting in this campaign it was mcclellan's name that had access to all the reporters. it was mcclellan's name that got into all the newspapers, and immediately after the union defeat at manassas junction, first bull run as they called it in the northern papers or bull run, the battle at bull run, he got an order from washington to report immediately to washington. he was needed there right away. so, he boarded a train that took...

ging ling, a whole infantry behind him, staff officers eager to be seen with the great man. his horse was named daniel webster. the troops learned that, and he -- during this period he did his very best to inculcate a sense of mission in those soldiers. in a recent book "mcclellan's war" which is subtitled "a failure of moderation in the struggle of the union." let me read, mcclellan did not want fear of punishment to be the primary force motivating the efforts of his men. mcclellan recognized that the american citizen soldier was a member of the political community, sensitive to his...

what the nation was getting into. we want to say good morning to you from nan as as, virginia. i'm steve chenevey. >> i'm tony perkins coming to you live this morning from man as as as this city and this entire region prepare for a four-day commemmoration of the 150th anniversary of that battle. it all begins today. we'll be broad caving live from a site that has been transformed into what has been called camp manassas. that is what is behind us this morning. this is where visitors can get a little taste are experience a little bit of what it was like way back when in those days duri...