January 26. General McClellan will ignore President Lincoln's order for a Union Army offensive.

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January 26. President Lincoln calls for a Union Army offensive, issuing General War Order number one, which was ignored by commander General George McClellan.Cigar box label from Havana, Cuba featuring a portrait of General McClellan, c.1863.

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January 26. General McClellan will ignore President Lincoln's order for a Union Army offensive.

January 27. Bibb Falk born 1899.

January 26. Union commander General George McClellan.