--- title: "5 George Mcclellan Quotes by 5 authors" description: "Browse 5 George Mcclellan quotes by 5 authors. Discover the best George Mcclellan sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b6/christopher-hitchens-117_armchair-generals_the-clear-suggestion-is-that-there-ought_126749.jpg" --- > [“The clear suggestion is that there ought not to be civilian control of the military. What have callow noncombatants giving brisk orders…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-hitchens/the-clear-suggestion-is-that-there-ought-not-to-be-civilian-control/) [Christopher Hitchens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-hitchens/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b6/christopher-hitchens-117_armchair-generals_the-clear-suggestion-is-that-there-ought_126749.jpg) > [“These reconnoissances were made under the supervision of Captain Robert E. Lee, assisted by Lieutenants P. G. T. Beauregard, Isaac I. Stevens,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ulysses-s-grant/these-reconnoissances-were-made-under-the-supervision-of-captain/) [Ulysses S. Grant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ulysses-s-grant/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6bd/ulysses-s-grant-1793_quote_these-reconnoissances-were-made-under-th_364850.jpg) > [I do not think you can fault Abraham Lincoln for picking generals that did not work out, because, as he said to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-lee-miller/i-do-not-think-you-can-fault-abraham-lincoln-for-picking-generals/) [William Lee Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-lee-miller/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ea/william-lee-miller-34730_fall_i-do-not-think-you-can-fault-abraham-lin_1543267.jpg) > [“By July 13, 1861, the Confederate forces in western Virginia had been eliminated by Union forces led by the “Young Napoleon,” George…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-river-editors/by-july-13-1861-the-confederate-forces-in-western-virginia-had-been/) [Charles River Editors](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-river-editors/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/512/charles-river-editors-1165_west-virginia_by-july-13-1861-the-confederate-forces-i_2239314.jpg) > [Military metaphors are rarely exact, but sending Republicans against Democrats when the issue hangs in the balance is nearly always as futile…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wesley-pruden/military-metaphors-are-rarely-exact-but-sending-republicans-against/) [Wesley Pruden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wesley-pruden/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c71/wesley-pruden-45568_balance_military-metaphors-are-rarely-exact-but_2322188.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/george-mcclellan/#itemlist", "name": "George Mcclellan Quotes", "numberOfItems": 5, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“The clear suggestion is that there ought not to be civilian control of the military. 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