Bradshaw, Wesley, 1837-1927 General M'Clellan's dream

GLC06452.01

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GLC#
GLC06452.01
Type
Broadsides, posters & signs
Date
November 1861 circa
Author/Creator
Bradshaw, Wesley, 1837-1927
Title
General M'Clellan's dream
Place Written
s.l.
Pagination
1 p. : Height: 44.6 cm, Width: 23.6 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Relates a dream McClellan supposedly had, in which George Washington reveals Confederate plans to him. Story claims that McClellan, shortly after taking command, had a dream where George Washington revealed to him that there was a traitor in his midst, and also showed him where all the Confederate forces were massed, which would allow him to easily win the war. This version was printed a few months after the original publication of the story. The printers are "unable to vouch for the truthfulness" of the dream, and it was most likely either apocryphal or completely fabricated by the author. Wesley Bradshaw was a pen-name for Charles Wesley Alexander (1837-1927), a Philadelphia publisher. He also used the pen name to write "George Washington's vision" a similar story about a vision Washington had during the American Revolution.

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