Oh, I got it, brother. McClellan was much more useful to the Confederacy than to the Union, despite his blue uniform. :-)

To bring this thread full circle, he wasn't worth a plug nickel.
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Yeppers. The guy was either nuts, wussified, or a sympathizer.
The only reason he kept his head is because he could raise one hell of a proper army.

Hey, who was the gay guy who bailed out George Washington?
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Good reading and insightful.

I haven't seen a nickel in years. Do they still make them? :-)

My kids, as do much of the rest of the word, deal in $5 bills and up. Piggy banks will soon go the route of the buggy whip.
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