George McClellan

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Union Army general civil engineer human military officer politician

George McClellan was a Union general during the American Civil War who organized the Army of the Potomac and later ran unsuccessfully for U.S. president against Abraham Lincoln in 1864.

Aliases (6)

George B. McClellan ×70
George Brinton McClellan ×2
McClellan ×2
George B. McClellan commanded Union forces ×1
George B. McClellan – Union ×1
Union General George B. McClellan ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Union Army general → civil engineer → human → military officer → politician →
almaMater	United States Military Academy →
authored	McClellan’s Own Story →
birthDate	1826-12-03 →
birthPlace	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States →
burialPlace	Riverview Cemetery, Trenton, New Jersey, United States →
candidateIn	1864 United States presidential election →
child	George B. McClellan Jr. →
commanded	Army of the Potomac →
conflict	American Civil War →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
deathDate	1885-10-29 →
deathPlace	Orange, New Jersey, United States →
educatedAt	United States Military Academy →
electionOutcome	lost 1864 U.S. presidential election →
endTime	1862-03-11 →
endTime (Governor of New Jersey)	1881 →
familyName	McClellan →
fieldOfWork	civil engineering → military strategy →
fullName	George Brinton McClellan →
givenName	George →
graduationYear	1846 →
militaryRank	major general →
nickname	Little Mac → Young Napoleon →
notableBattle	Battle of Antietam → Peninsula Campaign → Seven Days Battles →
notableWork	organization of the Army of the Potomac →
opponent	Abraham Lincoln →
politicalParty	Democratic Party →
positionHeld	Governor of New Jersey → general-in-chief of the Union armies →
predecessor (general-in-chief)	Winfield Scott →
religion	Episcopalian →
removedFromCommandBy	Abraham Lincoln →
servedIn	Union Army → United States Army →
serviceYears	1846–1857 → 1861–1864 →
spouse	Mary Ellen Marcy →
startTime	1861-11-01 →
startTime (Governor of New Jersey)	1878 →
successor (general-in-chief)	Henry W. Halleck →

Referenced by (29)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Army of the Potomac ("George B. McClellan") → Battle of Antietam ("George B. McClellan") → Battle of Fair Oaks ("George B. McClellan") → Peninsula Campaign ("George B. McClellan") → Seven Days Battles ("George B. McClellan") →	commander
Army of the Potomac ("George B. McClellan") → Union ("George B. McClellan") → Union Army ("George B. McClellan") →	notableCommander
George B. McClellan ("McClellan") → George B. McClellan ("McClellan") →	familyName
Young Napoleon ("Union General George B. McClellan") →	appliedTo
McClellan’s Own Story ("George B. McClellan") →	author
George B. McClellan ("George Brinton McClellan") →	birthName
Battle of Antietam ("George B. McClellan commanded Union forces") →	commanderRole
Seven Days Battles ("George B. McClellan – Union") →	commanderSide
George B. McClellan Jr. ("George B. McClellan") →	father
Army of the Potomac ("George B. McClellan") →	firstCommander
George B. McClellan ("George Brinton McClellan") →	fullName
American Civil War →	hasCommander
Young Napoleon ("George B. McClellan") →	hasNotableBearer
1864 United States presidential election ("George B. McClellan") →	loser
1864 United States presidential election ("George B. McClellan") →	mainOpponent
McClellan’s Own Story ("George B. McClellan") →	mainSubject
Battle of Cerro Gordo ("George B. McClellan") →	notableParticipant
George B. McClellan Jr. ("George B. McClellan") →	notableRelative
Battle of Fair Oaks ("George B. McClellan") →	opposingCommander
Young Napoleon ("George B. McClellan") →	refersTo
George B. McClellan Jr. ("George B. McClellan") →	relative
Henry W. Halleck ("George B. McClellan") →	servedWith