Record Group 92: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774 - 1985 Series: Letters Received, 1819 - 1870 File Unit: Document #126: Telegram from Major General George B. McClellan to President Abraham Lincoln, May 17, 1862 Item: Telegram to President Abraham Lincoln from Major General G
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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...