This Day In History

 

November 5, 1862

A tortured relationship ends when President Abraham Lincoln removes General George B. McClellan from command of the Army of the Potomac. McClellan ably built the army in the early stages of the war but was a sluggish and paranoid field commander who seemed unable to muster the courage to aggressively engage Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia.

Taken from: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/november-5/lincoln-removes-mcclellan