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George Brinton McClellan (December 3, 1826 – October 29, 1885) was an American military officer and politician who served as the 24th governor of New Jersey and as Commanding General of the United States Army from November 1861 to March 1862.
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George Brinton McClellan is often remembered as the great organizer of the Union Army of the Potomac. Nicknamed \"Young Napoleon,\" \"Little Mac\" was immensely popular with the men who served under his command. His military command style, however, put him at odds with President Abraham Lincoln, and would ultimately upset his military and political...
McClellan began his military career after entering the United States Military Academy in 1842. He graduated second in a class of 59 in 1846, along with 20 others who would become full rank generals during the Civil War. He was appointed as a brevet second lieutenant in the Corps of Engineers and served under General Winfield Scott during the Mexica...
Following Pope's failure to capture Richmond the subsequent Union defeat at the battle of Second Manassas, McClellan was once again leading the army that had such strong affection for him. With Little Mac at its head, the Army of the Potomac moved to counter Lee's 1862 invasion of Maryland. The Union chief molded his campaign around a captured a do...
In 1864, McClellan became involved in politics when he was nominated to be the Democratic candidate for president against his former boss, Abraham Lincoln. McClellan ran on an anti-war platform, promising that he would negotiate peace terms with the Confederacy to help end the war as soon as possible. But by November of 1864, a string of Union succ...
After the war, McClellan served as an administrator for a number of engineering firms and in 1878 was elected Governor of New Jersey. In his final years, the former general penned a defense of his tenure as commander of the Army of the Potomac, but died before he could see it published. George McClellan is buried in Trenton, NJ.
Nov 9, 2009 · George McClellan was a U.S. Army engineer, railroad president and politician who served as a major general during the Civil War. McClellan was well liked by his men, but his...
Jan 12, 2024 · Biography of George B. McClellan, General-in-Chief of all U.S. armies, who also commanded the Army of the Potomac during the Civil War. He was the Democratic Party candidate in the presidential election of 1864.
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Feb 3, 2021 · Thousands of generals served in the U.S. Army during the American Civil War, but few provoke controversy like Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan. A career Army officer and later a politician, he served during the Mexican-American War and the Civil War.
May 2, 2024 · George B. McClellan was a general who skillfully reorganized Union forces in the first year of the American Civil War (1861–65) but drew wide criticism for repeatedly failing to press his advantage over Confederate troops. Graduating second in his class at the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, New.
Jan 12, 2024 · George B. McClellan was an engineering instructor at the United States Military Academy from 1848 – 1851. George B. McClellan served as an official observer of the European armies during the Crimean War in 1855. George B. McClellan was promoted to first lieutenant (effective July 1, 1853).
