George Brinton McClellan
Born: December 3, 1826
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Father: Dr. George McClellan 1796 – 1847
(Buried: Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Mother: Elizabeth Steinmetz Brinton 1800 – 1889
(Buried: Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Wife: Mary Ellen Marcy 1835 – 1915
(Buried: Riverview Cemetery, Trenton, New Jersey)
Married: May 22, 1860 at Calvary Church, in New York City, N.Y.
Children:
Mary McClellan Desprez 1861 – 1945
George Brinton McClellan Jr. 1865 – 1940
(Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia)
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Education:
Attended University of Pennsylvania
1846: Graduated, West Point Military Academy – (2nd in class)
Occupation before War:
1846 – 1847: Brevet, 2nd Lt. United States Army Engineers
1847: Served in the Siege of Veracruz, Mexico
1847: Served in the Battle of Cerro Gordo, Mexico
1847 – 1853: 2nd Lt. United States Army Engineers
1847: Brevetted, 1st Lt for his role at Contreras and Churubusco
1847: Declined Brevet as Captain for his role at Molino Del Rey
1847: Brevetted Captain for his role at Battle of Chapultepec
1851 – 1852: Assistant Engineer for building Fort Delaware
1852 – 1853: In charge of survey of Rivers Gulf Coast of Texas
1852: Translator of French manual of Bayonet Exercises for Army
1853 – 1855: 1st Lt. United States Army Engineers
1853 – 1861: Member of many Scientific Associations
1854 – 1855: Collector of railroad statistics for U.S. War Dept.
1855 – 1857: Captain, United States Army, 1st Cavalry
1855 – 1856: Member of military commission in Europe
1857: Resigned from United States Army on January 16th
1857 – 1858: Chief Engineer for Illinois Central Railroad
1858 – 1860: Vice President of Illinois Central Railroad
1860 – 1861: President of St. Louis and Cincinnati Railroad
Civil War Career:
1861: Major General of Ohio State Volunteers
1861: Commander, Department of the Ohio
1861 – 1864: Major General of United States Army
1861: Served in the Battle of Philippi, West Virginia
1861: Union Army Commander at Battle of Rich Mountain
1861 – 1862: Commanding General of United States Army
1861 – 1862: Commander of Army of the Potomac
1861 – 1862: Organizer of Union Army of the Potomac
1862: Union Army Commander during Peninsula Campaign
1862: Commander of Army of the Potomac in Maryland Campaign
1862: Removed by President Lincoln as commander on Nov. 9th
1862 – 1864: waiting on orders stationed in Trenton, New Jersey
1863: Declared his entrance into politics as a Democrat
1864: Unsuccessful Democratic Party Presidential Candidate
1864: Resigned from United States Army on November 8th
Occupation after War:
1865 – 1868: Lived in Europe not returning until 1868
1868 – 1869: Engineer for completion of Stevens Ironclad Floating Battery
1868: Declined the Presidency of University of California
1869: Declined the Presidency of Union College
1870 – 1872: Engineer – in – chief NYC Department of Docks
1871: Appointed and declined Controller for City of New York City
1878 – 1881: Governor of New Jersey
1881 – 1885: Member board of managers National Disabled Soldiers home
Author of McClellan’s Own Story memoirs printed after his death
Died: October 29, 1885
Time of Death: 3:00 AM
Place of Death: Orange, New Jersey
Cause of Death: Heart Attack and chest pain
Age at time of Death: 58 years old
Last Words: “I feel easy now. Thank you”
Burial Place: Riverview Cemetery, Trenton, New Jersey
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