Little Mac

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Little Mac is the nickname of George B. McClellan, a prominent Union general and organizer of the Army of the Potomac during the American Civil War.

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  • George B. McClellan ×49

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Union Army general
human
military officer
allegiance United States of America
birthName George Brinton McClellan
burialPlace Riverview Cemetery, Trenton, New Jersey
candidateInElection 1864 United States presidential election
child George B. McClellan Jr.
commanded Army of the Potomac
conflict American Civil War
countryOfBirth United States of America
countryOfDeath United States of America
dateOfBirth 1826-12-03
dateOfDeath 1885-10-29
education United States Military Academy
endTime term as Governor of New Jersey 1881
familyName McClellan
givenName George
graduationYear 1846
hasNickname Little Mac
Young Napoleon
languageSpoken English
memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party
militaryBranch Union Army
United States Army
militaryRank major general
nationality American
nominatedFor President of the United States
notableBattle Battle of Antietam
notableFor organizing the Army of the Potomac
serving as general-in-chief of the Union armies
notableWork Report on the Organization and Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac
occupation civil engineer
military officer
politician
participatedIn Maryland Campaign
Peninsula Campaign
placeOfBirth Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
placeOfDeath Orange, New Jersey
positionHeld 24th Governor of New Jersey
commander of the Army of the Potomac
general-in-chief of the Union Army
religion Episcopalian
residence New Jersey
New York City
servedIn American Civil War
Mexican–American War
spouse Mary Ellen Marcy
startTime term as Governor of New Jersey 1878

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
George B. McClellan
hasNickname
George B. McClellan
nickname

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