With Malice Toward None

The Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Exhibition    

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Lincoln on the Antietam Battlefield

Lincoln on the Antietam Battlefield (146.00.00)

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Frustrated by General McClellan’s hesitation to pursue a badly battered Confederate Army following the Battle of Antietam, Lincoln visited the battlefield to impress upon the general the need to aggressively pursue Lee’s army. McClellan continued his cautious pursuit, and Lincoln subsequently replaced him with General Ambrose Burnside.