The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-11-05
THE DEATH OF MCCLELLAN,
A Soldier and Gentleman Honored by
Friend and Foo.

NEWARK, N. j., October 29.-Gen.
Geo. B. Mcclellan died shortly after
midnight last night from neuralgia of the
heart. He returned home about six
weeks ago from his trip West with bis
family and had been under the care of
physician for about two weeks. Nothing
serious was expected until yesterday,
when he became worse. he died sur.
rounded by his family at St. Cloud.
Orange Mountain, where he had lived
for about twenty years. Invitations had
been issued for reception this evening.
Gen. McClellan's Summer home, erected
after the war, was on the summit OF
Orange Mountain, next to that of his
father-in.law, Gen. Marcy. The whole
community was shocked by the News of
his death. Flags are flying ct half mast
and the Grand Army Post has called a
meeting to express their sorrow and offer
body.guard for the remains. Arrange
ments for the funeral have not yet been
made. Con. Mcclellan was an elder in
the Presbyterian Church.
George B. Mcclellan was born in Phil
adelphia on December 8, 1926. He
studied at the University Of Pennsylva-
MIA, and in 1S42 entered the Military
Academy at West Point, where he was
graduated second in his class in 1S46, and
was assigned to duty in the corps of
engineers. He served with distinction
in the Mexican war and was successively
breveted as first lieutenant and captain.
From the close of the Mexican war un.
til 1856 he was engaged in the engineer
ing and statistical work of the war
department. In 1856 he was appointed
member of the commission to visit the
seat of the war in the Crimea. In 1857
he resigned his commission to take the
post of Chief engineer of the Illinois
Central Railroad, of which he was chosen
vice.president in 1858. In 1860 he be
came president of the St. Louis and
Cincinnati Railroad.
At the opening of the the late war he
was commissioned major-general of the
Ohio Volunteers and was placed in com.
mand of the Department of the Ohio.
On May IA, 1861, he was made major
general in the regular army and com.
manded in the West Virginia campaign.
On July Is, 1861, he received the thanks
of Congress for his successful manage.
ment Of that campaign. On July %,
the day after the defeat of the Union
army at Bull Run, he was summoned
to Washington and was placed in COM
mand of the Division of the Potomac,
and shortly after of the Army of the
Potomac.
On the retirement of Gen. Scott, on
November l, be was appointed general:
in.chief of the armies of the United
States. He took the field 10 March, 1862,
with the Army of the Potomac, and
began the celebrated peninsular cam
paign in Virginia. After his retreat
from Malvern Hill. on July !, he was
succeeded by Gen. Halleck as general.in-
chief. After the defeat of Gen. Pope, at
Bull Run, on August 20 and 80, the
command of the United States troops in
and around Washington was conferred
upon Gen. Mcclellan. The slowness of
bis campaign against the Confederates,
who we're retreating from Maryland
down through the valley of the Rapidan,
caused 80 great dissatisfaction that on
November Z, while preparing for an
attack, he was superseded in command
by Gen. Burnside. Gen. Mcclellan was
ordered to proceed to Trenton, N. j., to
await further orders. He took no further
part in the war.
In 1864 the Democratic Convention,
held in Chicago, nominated him for
President. He received the q electoral
votes of Delaware, Kentucky and New
Jersey, the remaining 212 electoral votes
admitted being cast for Abraham Lin.
coln. Of The popular vote Lincoln
received 2,223,035 and Mcclellan 1871.
154. Gen. Mcclellan resigned his com.
mission in the United States army in
1865, took up his residence in New York,
and afterwards went to Europe. In 1868
he returned and took up his residence in
Orange, N. r., and engaged in his pro-
fession of Civil engineer.
In 1877 he was elected as the Demo.
cratic candidate for Governor of New
Jersey and occupied that position until
1882. When President Cleveland was
elected his name was freely used by the
Cabinet slate. makers. He was spoken
of both for secretary Of war and secre-
tary of the navy.
As a citizen Gen. Mcclellan was unset
fish and public-spirited. The frequent
disappointmeIts of an honorable ambi-
tion neither made him morose nor indif-
ferent. He took an earnest interest in
the welfare of the people, and in his own
immediate neighborbood is credited with
having instilled the spirit of enterprise
and progress into the Trenton potteries,
now the great sources of wealth of that
section. In social life Mcclellan was
emphatically a gentleman, having a
delightful and attractive home and en-.
tertaining we'll and cordially, without
ostentation. Those who knew him best
will miss him most.