Message written in a leather-bound book, found in an abandoned cabin in backwoods Pennsylvania: “Whoever has found this basic diary now reads the story of George McClellan. Having lived 80 long but blessed years, I’ve outlived my wife and children. I suspect that God will call me home soon, in this, the year of our Lord 1926. Before I go, I find it necessary to relate to you a part of my life that must not …showed first 75 words of 1310 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1310 total…stretched over 14 miles long. Nearly a hundred and sixty thousand men fought in that battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Of the 160,000, about 51,000 men died in those three days. The battle resulted in a decisive Union victory, a crushing blow to the Southern backbone. Maybe it even saved the Union. Pass on this story to those who come after you who have read this. This is the story of George McClellan. Such things shall not be forgotten.