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George B. McClellan

1826 - 1885

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George Brinton McClellan (December 3, 1826 – October 29, 1885) was an American military officer, politician and engineer who served as the 24th governor of New Jersey from 1878 to 1881 and as Commanding General of the United States Army from November 1861 to March 1862. He was also chief engineer and vice president of the Illinois Central Railroad, and later president of the Ohio and Mississippi Railroad in 1860. A West Point graduate, McClellan served with distinction during the Mexican–American War. He was a railway executive and engineer until the outbreak of the American Civil War in 1861. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. George B. McClellan is the 925th most popular military personnel (down from 742nd in 2019), the 3,152nd most popular biography from United States (down from 2,158th in 2019) and the 55th most popular American Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, George B. McClellan ranks 925 out of 2,058. Before him are Heinrich Eberbach, Joseph Stilwell, Georg von der Marwitz, Peter Lacy, Sergey Biryuzov, and Otto Wöhler. After him are Esmail Ghaani, Fritz von Below, Karl Frenzel, Fritz Freitag, Mario Roatta, and Princess Pingyang.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1826, George B. McClellan ranks 27. Before him are George Johnstone Stoney, Grand Duchess Elizabeth Mikhailovna of Russia, Henri Mouhot, Karl Gegenbaur, Julia Grant, and Giovanni Battista Donati. After him are Stephen Foster, Giuseppe Zanardelli, Walter Bagehot, Gustave Moynier, Rahime Perestu Sultan, and Frederic Edwin Church. Among people deceased in 1885, George B. McClellan ranks 32. Before him are Princess Elisabeth of Prussia, Louis Riel, Friedrich Gustav Jakob Henle, Maximilian Maria, 7th Prince of Thurn and Taxis, Edwin Freiherr von Manteuffel, and Thomas A. Hendricks. After him are Pierre Edmond Boissier, Franz Abt, Karamchand Gandhi, Nikolai Severtzov, Nikolay Danilevsky, and Henri Dupuy de Lôme.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, George B. McClellan ranks 3,152 out of 20,380. Before him are John Layfield (1966), Chris Sarandon (1942), Harold Prince (1928), Harry Reems (1947), Harry Babcock (1890), and Katy Perry (1984). After him are John Taylor (1883), John Leslie (1945), Walter Lantz (1899), Tom Sizemore (1961), Johnny Rebel (1938), and Annie Sprinkle (1954).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United States

Among military personnels born in United States, George B. McClellan ranks 55. Before him are Henry H. Arnold (1886), Harold Rainsford Stark (1880), Joseph Dunford (1955), Joseph E. Johnston (1807), Frank Jack Fletcher (1885), and Joseph Stilwell (1883). After him are James Bowie (1796), Matthew Ridgway (1895), Frank Serpico (1936), Thomas J. Hudner Jr. (1924), P. G. T. Beauregard (1818), and Charlie Wilson (1933).

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