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During the campaign, McClellan vowed to do a better job of prosecuting the Union Army effort in the American Civil War than incumbent U.S. President Abraham Lincoln did. [1] Ultimately, the McClellan-Pendleton ticket lost to the National Union ticket of Abraham Lincoln and former U.S. Senator Andrew Johnson. [1]
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.
The Convention nominated Major General George B. McClellan from New Jersey for president, and Representative George H. Pendleton of Ohio for vice president. McClellan, age 37 at the time of the convention, and Pendleton, age 39, are the youngest major party presidential ticket ever nominated in the United States.
Peninsula campaign, map of Southeastern Virginia Peninsula campaign, map of Southeastern Virginia (additional map). The Peninsula campaign (also known as the Peninsular campaign) of the American Civil War was a major Union operation launched in southeastern Virginia from March to July 1862, the first large-scale offensive in the Eastern Theater.
Peter Smith Michie. Peter Smith Michie (March 24, 1839 – February 16, 1901) [1] was an American soldier, Army engineer, and military educator.. Michie's biography of Major General George B. McClellan, who lead the Union Army of the Potomac during the Peninsula and Maryland campaigns, including the Seven Days Battles and the Battle of Antietam, was published in 1901.
General George B. McClellan: A Study in Personality. New York: D. Appleton–Century, 1934. Rafuse, Ethan S. McClellan's War: The Failure of Moderation in the Struggle for the Union. Indiana University Press, 2005. Sears, Stephen W. George B. McClellan: The Young Napoleon. Ticknor & Fields, 1988. ISBN 978-0-89919-264-2.
After learning of McClellan's intelligence coup, Lee quickly recalled Longstreet's forces to reinforce the South Mountain passes and thus attempt to block McClellan's advance. On the day of the battle, the only Confederate force posted around Boonsboro was a five-brigade division under Maj. Gen. D.H. Hill. [7]
George Brinton McClellan Jr. (November 23, 1865 – November 30, 1940), was an American politician and historian. He was elected as the 93rd Mayor of New York City , serving from 1904 to 1909. [ 1 ] He was the son of Civil War general George B. McClellan , who was an 1864 Democratic presidential candidate, and ultimately the Democratic nominee ...