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xAroR GENERAL
Of Ohio volunteers, and vas placed IN
CON mans Of the Department Of the
ONO. de vas made major genera! in
the regular army May lash. 1851, and
Commanded 10 several enga2ements IN
Wssterl Virgins, which resulted in
clearing that region of the rebel forces.
FOR this be received, on July l5sh, the
thanks of Congress. On July I'D. the
day after the defeat at Boil Run. be
VAS summoned to Washington. and
placed IN command Of the division VI
the Potomac, aud shortly aftsrward of
the Army Of the Potomac Upon the
retirement Of General Scott on Sovem-
Der LIST, be was appointed
GENERAL IN cHIEY
OF all the armies Of the United States.
he did not take the Geld until March.
lS2, when, having in the meantime
be- n relieved Of the command Of all the
forces except tie Army of the Potomac,
be set out for
TIE PENINSULA
OF Virginia aud laid siege to Yorktown,
which vas abandoned by the rebels a.
IRE. The reireating rebels usder Gen
eral Joseph t. Johnston made a stand
at Williamsburg May 3, long enough TO
enable their trains to get OF ana fall
back on Richmond. Mcclellan, moving
slowly. reached toe Chickahsmisy about
May 20, and opened the campaign
against Richmond, which virtually
closed with tbs battle of MalTern Hill,
JAY /. After this battle be fell back 10
HarrisOn's Landing. on the James,
where be intrenched himself. This
movement has been termed "ohanRe
of base" although il was in reality q
retreat. Daring its progress occurred
the seven days battles, continuing from
June 70 to July |. In these the URion
loss was 1852 killed and 7709 wounded.
lhe Confederate loss was nearly twice
AZ great. General Hslleck, having In
the meantime been made Genersl-in
Chief, ordered Mcclellan to return
with his whole army to Fortress Monroe
and Yorktown.
GENERAL LEE
Almost simultaneously moved from
Richmond to threaten General Pope,
who had been placed IN comm and OF
the Union forces in Northern Virginia.
The result was the defeat OF Pope at
Boil Kun, August 18th and Both. Pops
was relieved from the command of the
forces around Washington, which was
conferred upon Mcclellan. The Con
federates thea undertook the invasion
OF Maryland, but we're defeated by
in the battle Of
AsrIETAM,
18th and 18th, and fell back
toward the Rspidan. Great dissatis-
faction was felt at the slovness with
which Mcclellan followed them, and on
7th, when he appeared to be
making preparations for an attack in
force, he was superseded by General
Burnside. Mcclellan was directed to
proceed to Trenton, New Jersey. there
10 await further orders. He took no
further part IN the war. and on Novem-
Der >, 1854. he resigned his commission.
In 1854 be was nominated for the Presi-
deney by the Democrats, bat was de-
feated by Abraham Lincoln, receiving
only 81 Electoral votes-those Of Dela-
ware, Kentucky and New Jersey.
AFTER THE WAR
He went to Europe. where he remained
antil 1868. He then took up his resi-
ience near Orange, New Jersey, and
engaged in practice as an engineer.
He superintendent the construction of
The railway bridge over the Hudson
River near Poughkeepsie. and for sew
sral years prior to 1878 was Superin-
lsndent of Docks and Piers in the city
81 New York. In 1876 he WAS nomina-
led for Governor of New Jersey by the
Democrats and was elected, serving for
,ne term Of four years. In 1880 he was
mentioned as q candidate
Tor the Presidency of Princeton Col
sRs, and two years later for the Presi-
lency of Lafayette College. shortly
after the death of General Grant he
,tarted on a trip to Colorado, and his
Absence from the funeral of the latter
vas much commented upon at the
line.
IL is definitely learned today that
Several Mcclellan came very near be-
nR m sde member of President Cleve
snd's Cabinet that he Was rendered
he Russian mission and declined 10 be-
,aas, Of business engagements, and
hat within the past twenty four hours
The President had concluded to offer
him an appointment as q member OF the
JlyIl Services Commission.
liz BELIEVES HE WOULD HAVE CAPTURED
RICHMOND.
CHICAGO. Oct. -. Major Joseph
of this city, who was mem
Der OF McClellan's staff at the time the
after WAS commander in chief of the
Irmy. said in an interview today that
10 believed that IL no change had been
made from Washington in General No
)lellan's plans, be would have taken
Richmond In the first peoinsulsr cam
,aign. Mcclellan protested" be said.
against being recalled TO Washington,
md begged TO be empowered 10 CON
inue the attack on Richmond" Major
spoke in the warmess terms of
military genius. and re-
erred repeatedly TO the love his men
bore him on account of his humanity
nd solicitude a. to their welfare.