Record Group 94: Records of the Adjutant General's Office, 1762 - 1984 Series: Orders and Circulars, 1797 - 1910 Item: General Order 182 Relieving Major General George B. McClellan of Command of the Army of the Potomac, 11/9/1862

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Record Group 94: Records of the Adjutant General's Office, 1762 - 1984 Series: Orders and Circulars, 1797 - 1910 Item: General Order 182 Relieving Major General George B. McClellan of Command of the Army of the Potomac, 11/9/1862

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McClellan, George B. (George Brinton), 1826-1885

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George Brinton McClellan (December 3, 1826 – October 29, 1885) was an American soldier, civil engineer, railroad executive, and politician who served as the 24th Governor of New Jersey. A graduate of West Point, McClellan served with distinction during the Mexican–American War (1846–1848), and later left the Army to work on railroads until the outbreak of the American Civil War (1861–1865). Early in the conflict, McClellan was appointed to the rank of major general and played an important role i...