One of Lincoln’s Little Notes
President Lincoln once wrote to General McClellan, when the latter was in command of the army. General McClellan, as is well known, conducted a waiting campaign, being so careful not to make any mistakes that he made very little headway. President Lincoln sent this brief but exceedingly pertinent letter:
“My Dear McClellan: If you don’t want to use the army I should like to borrow it for a while.”
“Yours respectfully,
A. LINCOLN.”