Person Record
Metadata
Name |
McClellan, George |
Role |
Military |
Born |
12/03/1826 |
Birthplace |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Deceased |
10/29/1885 |
Deceased where |
Orange, New Jersey |
Education |
Graduated from West Point in 1846. |
Occupation |
United States Army, 1846-1957; 1861-1864 4th Commanding General of the United States Army, 1861-1862 24th Governor of New Jersey, 1878-1881 |
Notes |
George Brinton McClellan was a Brevet Second Lieutenant in the Army Corps of Engineers, and took part in the Mexican-American War. Also a railroad president, U.S. Army officer, Major General in the Civil War, briefly General-in-Chief of the Union Army, and Governor of New Jersey from 1878 to 1881. |
