General george b mcclellan. 29 1885 at age 58 orange new jersey allegiance united states of america union rank major general 18461857 18611864 battleswars mexicanamerican war american civil war battle of rich mountain peninsula campaign seven days battles maryland campaign battle of antietam george b. Mcclellan was born in philadelphia pennsylvania on december 3 1826. 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.
Mcclellans son and namesake was also known as george b. His family moved within the upper ranks of philadelphia society. And mary mcclellan gen.
After the war mcclellan served as an administrator for a number of engineering firms and in 1878 was elected governor of new jersey. Bored with the law mcclellan elected to seek a military career two years later. Mcclellan and a collection of his papers also reside in the manuscript division at the library of congress as the george b.
Young george entered school at the age of 5. He was the third of five children born to dr. George and elizabeth brinton mcclellan.
George brinton mcclellan december 3 1826 october 29 1885 was an american soldier civil engineer railroad executive and politician who served as the 24th governor of new jerseya graduate of west point mcclellan served with distinction during the mexicanamerican war 18461848 and later left the army to work on railroads until the outbreak of the american civil war 18611865. George brinton mcclellan was born december 23 1826 in philadelphia pa. Born in philadelphia pennsylvania he graduated from west point in 1846 and was a commissioned an officer in the us army engineers.
The third child of dr. Mcclellan of the union during the us. George mcclellan is buried in trenton nj.
At the start of the civil war he was active in politics when the governor of ohio commissioned him major general of the ohio militia. Military academy west point new york. Carte de visite engraving portrait of general george b.
Mcclellan general who skillfully reorganized union forces in the first year of the american civil war 186165 but drew wide criticism for repeatedly failing to press his advantage over confederate troops. Mcclellan born george brinton mcclellan dec. Some authors have cited these collections as the george b.
George mcclellan and elizabeth brinton mcclellan briefly attended the university of pennsylvania in 1840 before leaving to pursue legal studies. Papers and george b.