Question

Why was george mcclellan such a popular and politically influential general, despite his military weaknesses and failures? why did lincoln support him for so long despite mcclellan's contempt for him? should lincoln have fired mcclellan much earlier than he did?

Answer 1

I am sure Lincoln had his reason for keeping George Mccellan. I believe his popularity kept him in his position. He must have been able to reach out to the people and had some good ideas. For this reason I believe Lincoln found him useful.