finish them. >> what do we know of lee's reinforcements? >> george mcclellan always worried a little too much about what the enemy might do. >> i will not send more men to die unless i have to, general franklin. >> and that's what happens at antietam. several times, subordinates urge him, "now is the time to launch that final blow." but mcclellan's always thinking, "what if things go wrong?" >> just as he fails to act after intercepting lee's battle plan, mcclellan again hesitates. >> despite the fact that he overwhelmingly outnumbers lee's force, mcclellan doesn't destroy robert e. lee and the army of northern virginia, and he is widely criticized for this. and particularly abraham lincoln was deeply disappointed. however, mcclellan halts robert e. lee's invasion of maryland. the entire effort collapses, men retreat back, and the attack has turned to [ soldiespin]