A Whiff of Treason? John Hay, George B. McClellan, and the Incident with Major John J. Key — Emerging Civil War

ECW welcomes guest author Alexander B. Rossino A scandalous incident occurred in Washington, D.C. soon after the end of the 1862 Maryland Campaign. In late September, Maj. John J. Key, an officer attached to the staff of general-in-chief Henry Halleck, and the brother of Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan’s closest advisor, Col. Thomas M. Key,…

A Whiff of Treason? John Hay, George B. McClellan, and the Incident with Major John J. Key — Emerging Civil War

The Camp Allegheny Engagement — The Civil War Months

Robert H. Milroy’s Federal advance from Cheat Mountain leads to defeat in the last significant clash of the year in northwestern Virginia.

The Camp Allegheny Engagement — The Civil War Months