Name Meaning
George is of Greek origin
meaning “farmer”
Vital Stats
Birthday: December 3, 1827
Birth Name: George Brinton McClellan
Birthplace: Philadelphia, PA
Date of Death: October 29th, 1885
(gravesite)
Cause: Heart attack
Place of Death: Orange, NJ
Height: 5’8″
Nationality: American
Ancestry: English
Occupation before Civil War:
Army officer, engineer,
railroad executive
Occupation during Civil War:
Union Army general, commander
of the Army of the Potomac
until Nov. 1862
Occupation after Civil War:
Engineer, railroad president,
Governor of New Jersey 1878-1881, Democratic party
candidate for President of the United States in 1864.
Major Battles:
1861 Western Virginia campaign,
1862 Peninsula Campaign,
South Mountain, Antietam
Relatives
Father: Dr. George McClellan (1796-1847) (gravesite)
Mother: Elizabeth Steinmetz Brinton McClellan (1800-89)
Sister: Frederica Sophia (1821-99)
Brother: John Hill Brinton McClellan (1823-74)
Brother: Arthur McClellan (1839-1904)
Sister: Mary Phillips McClellan (1832-95)
Romance
Married on 5/22/1860 to Mary Ellen Marcy McClellan (1830-1915)
Children
George Brinton McClellan (1865-1940)
