1-May 1862, Abe Lincoln goes to the peninsula to see what McClellan's up to (spoiler: nothing). Worried about the CSS Virginia (Merrimac, the ironclad) attacking DC. Sees McClellan's done nothing to disturb its anchorage; Lincoln's so mad he slams his stovepipe hat on the ground.
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3-McClellan, writing home, takes credit for the raid. Amazingly, it would be months before Lincoln finally fires him.
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