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On the eve of Antietam, McClellan would tell Washington he faced a gigantic Rebel army “amounting to not less than 120,000 men,” outnumbering his own army “by at least twenty-five per cent.” So it was that George McClellan imagined three Rebel soldiers for every one he faced on the Antietam battlefield.
Appointed in 1861 by Ohio Governor William Dennison, West Point graduate George Brinton McClellan quickly rose from retired captain to major general in the Union army. In the fall of 1861 McClellan launched a small-scale invasion of western Virginia from his base in Ohio and enjoyed early successes at Philippi and Rich Mountain, which made his early reputation.
Born 3 Dec 1826 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Ancestors. Son of George McClellan and Elizabeth Sophia (Brinton) McClellan. Brother of Frederica Sophia (McClellan) English, John Hill Brinton McClellan, Mary Phillips McClellan, Elvira (McClellan) Swafford and Arthur S McClellan. Husband of Mary Ellen (Marcy) McClellan ...
9 de nov. de 2017 · George Brinton McClellan was born December 23, 1826 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The third child of Dr. George McClellan and Elizabeth Brinton, McClellan briefly attended the University of Pennsylvania in 1840 before leaving to pursue legal studies. Bored with the law, McClellan elected to seek a military career two years later.
6 de jun. de 2020 · George Brinton McClellan, United States army officer, engineer, and politician, was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on December 3, 1826, the son of Dr. George and Elizabeth Steinmetz (Brinton) McClellan. After attending the University of Pennsylvania he entered the United States Military Academy at West Point on July 1, 1842, and graduated ...
George B. McClellan. (1826–85). An able administrator, a good organizer, and a popular leader, George B. McClellan had one flaw that ruined his career as a general. He was reluctant to fight. George Brinton McClellan was born on Dec. 3, 1826, in Philadelphia and was graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., in 1846.
1 de mar. de 2024 · Courtesy of the United States House of Representatives: McCLELLAN, George Brinton, a Representative from New York; born November 23, 1865, in Dresden, Saxony, where his parents were visiting; attended St. John’s School, Sing Sing (now Ossining), N.Y.; was graduated from Princeton College in 1886; worked as a reporter and in editorial positions on several New York newspapers; studied law; was ...
