Second, that as the radical Republicans were the true winners coming out of the American Civil War, they were able to write its history, placing their principal political rival of the time, McClellan, in the worst possible light.
For det andet at da de radikale Republikanere var de egentlige vindere af krigen, kunne de skrive historien om den, og satte derved deres værste konkurrent i tiden, McClellan i det dårligst mulige lys.