# Gary Gallagher: American Civil War, Slavery, Lincoln, Grant & Lee | Lex Fridman Podcast #499

**Published:** October 14, 2026
**Author:** Lex Fridman
**Source:** YouTube — Lex Fridman Podcast
**Language:** en-US
**HTML:** https://aiqazaqstan.com/en/articles/gary-gallagher-american-civil-war-slavery-lincoln-grant-lee-lex-fridman

- You cannot control what a great military event can set loose. More battle casualties than US forces had suffered in every war combined down to that point happened in two days. Two and a half months after that, George B. McClellan's army engaged with Lee's army in what came to…

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