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ON THIS DAY IN UNITED STATES HISTORY
July 26, 1861
General George McClellan Takes Control
of the Army of the Potomac
On this day in 1861, after the disastrous First Battle of Bull Run, Lincoln hands control of the Army of Potomac
over to General George McClellan.
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