George Brinton McClellan Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for George Brinton McClellan, based on 4 World History Database records associated with United States of America.

4 records1861–18643 events1 places

Chronological biography

1861

Commander in Chief1861

Warfare / Civil War

Appointed Commander in Chief

Commander in Chief1861

Warfare / Military

Appointed Commander in Chief

1862

Battle of Antietam17 September 1862

Warfare / Civil War · Antietam

The Unionists lose 2,100 dead & 9,500 wounded. Blocks the Confederates under General Lee on Maryland & Washington DC

1864

General1864

Politics / Democratic Party

Stands as an unsuccessful Presidential candidate against Abraham Lincoln

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.