Back جورج برينتون ماكليلان Arabic جورج برينتون ماكليلان ARZ Corc Makklelan AZ جورج بی مککللن AZB Джордж Макклелан Bulgarian George B. McClellan BR George Brinton McClellan Catalan George B. McClellan Czech George Brinton McClellan CY George B. McClellan Danish
George B. McClellan | |
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 1861 photograph by Mathew Brady | |
| 24th Governor of New Jersey | |
| In office January 15, 1878 – January 18, 1881 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph D. Bedle |
| Succeeded by | George C. Ludlow |
| Personal details | |
| Born | George Brinton McClellan December 3, 1826 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Died | October 29, 1885 (aged 58) Orange, New Jersey |
| Cause of death | Heart attack |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Ellen Marcy ("Nelly") McClellan |
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| Alma mater | United States Military Academy |
| Profession | Soldier (General) |
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| Military service | |
| Nickname(s) | Little Mac The Young Napoleon[1] |
| Allegiance | United States of America Union |
| Branch/service | United States Army Union Army |
| Years of service | 1846–1857, 1861–1864 |
| Rank |  Major general (USA) |
| Commands | Department of the Ohio Army of the Potomac |
| Battles/wars | Mexican–American War American Civil War |
George Brinton McClellan (December 3, 1826 – October 29, 1885) was a Major general in Union army during the American Civil War. In 1861 and 1862, he was in charge of the Army of the Potomac. He led the Peninsula Campaign, an attempt to take Richmond, Virginia that didn't work. Though he won the Battle of Antietam, he did not get along with President Abraham Lincoln, who fired him. After he stopped being a general, he became a politician, and ran against Lincoln in the 1864 election. He was later Governor of New Jersey, though he was originally from Pennsylvania. He was also a prominent engineer, and was offered the job as President of the University of California.
He was seen as slow and thought all his fights through, training his soldiers very long. He was too slow acting for Abraham Lincoln's taste, who fired him several times. Mrs. Lincoln despised him greatly, therefore an influence of Mr. Lincoln's decision.
- ↑ John H.Eicher; David J. Eicher, Civil War High Commands (Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 2001), p. 371.