The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1861-06-27
THE NEW MAJoR-GENERALs.
Sketches of the Career OF Generals Nc
Clellan, Fremont, Banks, and Batter.

Sketches OF the career OF GeneralS NC
Clellan, Fremont, Banks, and Batler.
There is a very natural anxiety to
know all about the antcce4ents OF those
who are to be tho leaders Of the Grand
Army of the Uulted States in the pend
ing contest, and below. We give briei
sketches of the Generals recently appoint
ed:-
MAJOR GENERAL GEORGE B. MCCLELLAN
Next in rank to Lieutenant. q e neral
Scott stands Major: General George b
Mcclellan. He is hardly thirty five
years OF age. having teen born iu Pills
delphia on Dece 90 Der 3. 1926. At the
age of sixteen be entered the Military
Academy at Weet Point, graduating with
the class Of / SAC, with the rank OF Brrvet
Second Lieutenant of En .ineers. Until
the Mexican war, however, be had no op-
portunity Of Distinguishing himself and
then, "for gallant and meritorinus con
duet in the battles of Contreras aud Cher
ubusco," az the orders expressed it, be
was breveted First Lieutenant. For
gallant and meritorious conduct in the
battle OF Moiiuo del Rey." on SeFte n eer
s, l-i7 be vas offered Brevet Cartai
cy, which be declined. lie was advanced
to thi. rank, however. subsequently. ''tor
gallant and DerItorious co3Iuct Ia the
battle of ChapultePec, F." and received the
CON mand of company of Snppers. Min
ers, and Pontoneer- fn May, leIS Al
IL IL h. \
TO West Poiut. ubere be rem aimed on du
~ With the sspperS and niucrs until e5l
During this tine be Introduced the tayo.
net into the army. and irau>istcd aud a.
dslted manual which has since become
a text book for tie service. During the
Ssmner and Fall Of 1851 be superinteb.
ded the construction Of Fort ID, Las are
and in the succeeding S,rIbg lie was as
signed to duty upd,r Major r. B. Mercy
10 the expedition far the exploration oi
The Red river Thence he was ordered
direct to Texas as Seuior Engineer or
the staff of General Persifer Z. Smith
aud was engaged for some months in snr
veIing tie rivcis and barbors Of that
State. In 1853 lie was ordered to The
Pacific coast 10 command Of tie western
division of the North Pacific Railroad
route. He returned to tie East in 1854
on duty connected with the Pacific sur
yey, aGd was engaged also iu secret ser
vice TO the Wet Indies The next yeal
be reccircd a commission in the FIrs
Regiment OF Cavalry, ard wa appointed
II q hIrh
to the seat Of war 10 the Cripea and il
Northern Russia. Colopel Richard Del
afeld. one of bis colleas sucs, is row al
officer 10 the rebel army. and Major al
fred Mordeesi, the third member of The
commission. short time ago resigned
the Superiote dency of the Troy Arse
nal. Major McCleilsp's report on the
Organization of European Armie,
and the Operations of the War q
auarto volume, EN- mbodying the result o
his observations in the Crimea, greatly
enhanced his reputation as scientific sol
dier.
10 January, 1857, weary Of insctioD
he resigned bi. position in the army tc
become Vice President and engineer O.
the Illinois Central Railroad, which po"i
be held for three years. when he was Of
fered aud accepted the Presidency of the
Ohio and Mississippi Railroad. Of which
be was also General Superintendent -
When our domestic troube assumed
formidable dimension, Major Mcclellan
services were at once called iuto reqai-I'
ton. Governor Curtin, Of Penusy ylsania
tried to secure the benefit of bis expert
euce 10 organizing the volunteers fron
that State, but the tender Of tie Maj jor
Gcueraisbip of the Ohio forces reached
bin fret. aud be at once accepted it. OI
Nav I4th he received a commission al
Msior General 10 the United States ar
my, aud now has command of the De
partmsnt of Ohio, which compri-es all oi
the State of Illinoi-, Indiana and Ohio
and that part OF Virginia lying north o
the Great Kanayhs river and west OF tb'
Green Briar river and the Maryland line
with so much of Penusylvauis as lie'
west of line drawn from the Msryiabd
line to the northeast corner of MckeaE
county.
General Mcclellan is NOW leading thu
United State- forces which crossed trom
Ohio into Virgins on Monday. Msy
9th, aud the stirring proela o. alton which
be has Issued to tue people prove that b.
can WELD the pen as ably as be bss SIeIt
ed the sword. lie is regarded ss Que of th'
most able men in the field.
MAJOR GENERAL JOHN C. FREMONT.
John Charles Fremont was born il
SsvsD0sb. Ca. on Jan. 81 1913. and
consequently 10 bis forty ninth year
His father vas o native. of France. ant
died 10 1918. His mother, With tbre'
infant children. settled in Charleston.