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Major General George McClellan and his Wife, Ellen Mary Marcy. Union general George B. McClellan poses with his wife, Ellen Marcy. In 1855 McClellan began to court Marcy, whose other suitors included McClellan's old West Point friend, the future Confederate general A. P. Hill.
May 15, 2023 · Mary Ellen Marcy (1835 - 1915) - She married and had 2 children. She was an influential person in her husband's life, and he corresponded with her throughout the Civil War. After her husband's sudden death, she relocated to France, where she died.
Nov 21, 2019 · Daughter of Randolph Barnes Marcy and Mary Ametia (Mann) Marcy. Sister of Fanny Marcy. Wife of George Brinton McClellan — married 22 May 1860 in New York, New York, New York, United States. Mother of Mary Marcy McClellan and George Brinton McClellan Jr. Died 13 Feb 1915 at about age 80 in Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France.
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- February 13, 1915
- George Brinton Mcclellan
Nov 9, 2009 · During this time, McClellan met and wed Mary Ellen Marcy, the daughter of one of his former commanders. The couple would go on to have two children: Mary “May” McClellan and George B....
Returning to the East, McClellan began courting his future wife, Ellen Mary Marcy (1836–1915), the daughter of his former commander. Ellen, or Nelly, refused McClellan's first proposal of marriage, one of nine that she received from a variety of suitors, including his West Point friend, A. P. Hill. Ellen accepted Hill's proposal in 1856, but ...
George McClellan was twenty-seven when eighteen-year-old Mary Ellen Marcy rejected his first proposal of marriage in 1854. He later renewed his efforts to gain her affections after she bowed to her parents’ wishes and ended her engagement to future Confederate General A. P. Hill.
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Feb 3, 2021 · Despite his success, McClellan resigned from the Army on January 16, 1857, and entered the railroad industry, becoming president of the Ohio and Mississippi Railroad by 1860. He married Mary Ellen Marcy, on May 22, 1860.
