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McLean, Nathaniel Collins (1815-1905) [To historian John C. Ropes on the topic of the Battle of Second Manassas]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01740.05.02 Author/Creator: McLean, Nathaniel Collins (1815-1905) Place Written: Bellport, New York Type: Typed letter signed Date: 15 October 1897 Pagination: 7 p. ; 28.9 x 21.9 cm. Order a Copy

GLC01740.05.01 and .02 were originally bound together. Accompanied by a docketed wrapper. McLean discusses more details of Bald Hill. Notes that Anderson was not with him, but could have been at another point on Bald Hill. Mentions Generals Pope, Irvin McDowell, and Marsena Rudolph Patrick. Notes that he received ill treatment from Pope and McDowell the morning after the battle. Asks if Ropes has consulted Charles King's book, "Famous and Decisive Battles of the World." Notes that King had also consulted him (McLean) on the battle. Written on Potter & Price, Real Estate and Insurance stationery (Patchogue, New York).

Ropes was an American military historian and founder of the Military Historical Society of Massachusetts. McLean was a Colonel during Second Manassas.

McLean, Nathaniel Collins, 1815-1905
Ropes, John Codman, 1836-1899
Reynolds, John Fulton, 1820-1863
Schenck, Robert Cumming, 1809-1890
Sigel, Franz, 1824-1902
Stahel, Julius, 1825-1912
Patrick, Marsena Rudolph, 1811-1888
McDowell, Irvin, 1818-1885
King, Charles, 1844-1933

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