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Casting Update (4/13/12)
Another change in casting has been announced by the production team: Jason O’Mara will portray General George B. McClellan in To Appomattox . O’Mara was originally cast as McClellan, but due to commitments on “Terra Nova,” had to take on … Continue reading
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Tagged D.B Sweeney, George B. McClellan, James Longstreet, Jason O'Mara, miniseries, series, Simon Bolivar Buckner, Terra Nova, To Appomattox
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D.B Sweeney and the Challenging Role of George McClellan
“Tragicomic” was the word that historian James M. McPherson used to describe Union General George B. McClellan, when I interviewed him last year. After studying the Civil War, and Little Mac himself, for years, I am a hundred percent sure … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, D.B Sweeney, George McClellan, Henry Halleck, Phil Kearny, To Appomattox
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