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George B. McClellan, known as “Little Mac” and “Little Napoleon,” was the Union General who served as both Commander of the Army of the Potomac and General in Chief after the resignation of General Winfield Scott (whom McClellan circumvented) in November 1861. He maintained his headquarters in Washington during the winter of 1861-62 at ...
George Brinton McClellan, né le 3 décembre 1826 à Philadelphie ( Pennsylvanie) et mort le 29 octobre 1885 à Orange (New Jersey), est un militaire américain, major-général durant la guerre de Sécession . Il est à la tête de l' armée du Potomac et sert brièvement, de novembre 1861 à mars 1862, en tant que commandant en chef de l ...
10 mag 2018 · George McClellan was an American soldier, civil engineer, railroad executive, and politician. He was a graduate of West Point and served with distinction during the Mexican-American War, and became a successful railroad executive after the war was over. He joined the Union Army when war broke out and quickly rose up the ranks.
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22 dic 2021 · Early Years George Brinton McClellan was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on December 3, 1826, to Dr. George McClellan and Elizabeth Steinmetz Brinton. He studied law at the University of Pennsylvania for two years, beginning when he was just thirteen years old. His father, a distinguished ophthalmologist who had founded Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia in 1824, had good ...
3 mag 2011 · McClellan did not guarantee victory, but said: “I will stake my life, my reputation on the result—more than that, I will stake upon it the success of our cause.”. It is generally overlooked that what became McClellan’s Peninsula Campaign was meant as the most important operational element of a larger strategic plan.
23 mag 2018 · George Brinton McClellan. A Union Army commander in the American Civil War, George Brinton McClellan (1826-1885) repelled Gen. Robert E. Lee's first invasion of the North. He was later a governor of New Jersey. George B. McClellan was born in Philadelphia, Pa., on Dec. 3, 1826, the son of a prominent physician.
