The reasons why McClellan did not capture Richmond.

A leaflet printed by the "London Times", given three reasons for McClellan not to capture Richmond. George Brinton McClellan (1826-1885) was an American soldier, civil engineer, railroad executive, and politician. A graduate of West Point, McClellan was, early in the Civil War, appointed to the rank of major general and played an important role in raising a well-trained and organized army. The Confederate capital, Richmond, was one of his objectives. Initially, McClellan was somewhat successful against the equally cautious General Joseph E. Johnston, but the emergence of the aggressive General Robert E. Lee turned the subsequent Seven Days Battles into a humiliating Union defeat.

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