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	'''George Brinton McClellan''' (], ] - ], ]) was a ~~] of the ]~~ during the ]. He played an important role in raising a well trained and organized army for the Union, but his leadership skills in battle were accused of being incompetent and cowardly.		'''George Brinton McClellan''' (], ] - ], ]) was a Major General during the ]. He played an important role in raising a well trained and organized army for the Union, but his leadership skills in battle were accused of being incompetent and cowardly.

		⚫	In early ], McClellan took control of the Union ]. He was briefly given supreme command of all the Union armies by ], but was subsequently relieved of that post in favor of Maj. Gen. Henry Halleck.
	Born in ], McClellan first attended the ], then transferred to ], graduating second in his class of ]. Originally assigned to the ]s, he served under ] in ], then transferred to the ] in ].

		⚫	McClellan reached the gates of Richmond in the spring of 1862, but when Lee defeated him in the ], he was relieved of command of the Army of the Potomac. His successor, John Pope, was beaten spectacularly by Lee at ] in August. Lincoln then restored McClellan, who won a bloody, almost Pyhrric victory at the ] near Sharpsburg, Maryland, on ], 1862. Lee's army, checked at last, returned to Virginia.
	Dispatched to study ]an armies, he observed the siege of ] in the ]. He then adapted ] used in ] and ] into the "McClellan Saddle" that was used for many years. McClellan resigned his commission ], ], and got into the ] business, becoming ] of the ] and then the ]. He rejoined the military when war broke out in ], initially commanding the ].

		⚫	When McClellan failed to follow up on Antietam, he was replaced by Maj. Gen. ].
⚫	In early ], McClellan took control of the Union ]. He was briefly given supreme command of all the Union armies by ], but was subsequently relieved of that post in favor of Maj. Gen. ].

⚫	McClellan reached the gates of ] in the spring of 1862, but when ] defeated him in the ], he was relieved of command of the Army of the Potomac. His successor, ], was beaten spectacularly by Lee at ] in August. Lincoln then restored McClellan, who won a bloody, almost ~~Pyrrhic~~ victory at the ] near ], on ], 1862. Lee's army, checked at last, returned to Virginia.

⚫	When McClellan failed to follow up on Antietam, he was replaced by Maj. Gen. ].

	McClellan would go on to run against ] in the ], losing to Lincoln in the general election.		McClellan would go on to run against ] in the ], losing to Lincoln in the general election.

	McClellan would later become ] of ]~~, serving~~ from ] to ].		McClellan would later go on to become ] of ] from ]-]. He died in ] at ], and is buried at ] in ].

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George Brinton McClellan (December 3, 1826 - October 29, 1885) was a Major General during the American Civil War. He played an important role in raising a well trained and organized army for the Union, but his leadership skills in battle were accused of being incompetent and cowardly.

In early 1862, McClellan took control of the Union Army of the Potomac. He was briefly given supreme command of all the Union armies by Abraham Lincoln, but was subsequently relieved of that post in favor of Maj. Gen. Henry Halleck.

McClellan reached the gates of Richmond in the spring of 1862, but when Lee defeated him in the Seven Days Campaign, he was relieved of command of the Army of the Potomac. His successor, John Pope, was beaten spectacularly by Lee at Second Bull Run in August. Lincoln then restored McClellan, who won a bloody, almost Pyhrric victory at the Battle of Antietam near Sharpsburg, Maryland, on September 17, 1862. Lee's army, checked at last, returned to Virginia.

When McClellan failed to follow up on Antietam, he was replaced by Maj. Gen. Ambrose Burnside.

McClellan would go on to run against Abraham Lincoln in the 1864 U.S. presidential election, losing to Lincoln in the general election.

McClellan would later go on to become Governor of New Jersey from 1878-1881. He died in 1885 at Orange, New Jersey, and is buried at Riverview Cemetery in Trenton.

His son, George Brinton McClellan, (23 November, 1865-30 November, 1940) served as Mayor of New York City from 1904 to 1909.