Gen. George McClellan's plan to defeat the Confederates in 1862 involved:
a. launching a waterborne invasion of the York-James Peninsula
b. taking control of the Tennessee River
c. luring the Confederate Army into Pennsylvania
d. occupying the Shenandoah Valley
Ans: a. launching a waterborne invasion of the York-James Peninsula
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