The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1885-11-03
Gen. Mcclellan Dead.
| An Affection Of the Heart Calls
Him Away in the Night.

An Affection Of the Heart Calls
Him Away in the Night.
How the General DIed--He UnCx
pectedly Expires.
ORANGE, N. j.. October 20 Genera
Mcclellan has for the past two week
suffered occasionally from the pains
the heart. Yesterday he ielt in goo'
suirits and with lis wife and daughse
Visited friends in the neighhorhood. Be
f,re returning to bis home be made al
appointment with gentleman to NEE
hin this morning at III o'clock. Upor
his return TO his home he a'e heartily
ami spent the evening in conversation
with his vile and daughter, retiring a
10 O'Clock.
At IL o'clock the pains returned. &c
severe we're they that messenger was
dispatched on horseback 10 the Generate
ph, sician The physirian at orce came
and for four hours endeavored to give
him relief, Int his efforts were unsuc
cessful Al 3:10 a. No., the sufferer
sighed, smiled and said. "Thank God
have pulled through. Am nov feeling
relieved" A moment later be raised
himself upon one hand, and fell bach
dead.
1t is not vet settled when the funcrs
will take place. G. neral Msrcv. tbs
father in.law Of General Mcclellan. vii
arrange for tue details OF the funeral.
SKETCH OF his cAhEEe.
Gorge Brinton Mcclellan, wis bdrr
in Philadelphia. December 8, 1926. He
studded at the University OF Penney.
vsnia, ana in ls43 entered the military
academy at West Point, where be gradu
ated second in bis class in 1S46, and vas
assigned to duty as btevet second lieu
tenant in the corps of engineers. He
served with distinction during the Mex.
lean war, and was successfully breveted
as first lieutenant and captain. In l85l-9
he was assistant engineer in the con.
struction OF Fort Delaware; in 1882
chief engineer in the department 81
Texas, having 10 charge the surveys o.
the coasts of that State; iu 1854 engi
neer for the exploration and survey o.
the western division OF the proposed
Pacific railroad, and in 1854-5 he wa:
on specisi service in collecting railroad
statistics for the War Department. In
1866, having been made captain o.
artillery, be was If the military com
mission to visit the seat OF war 10 the
Crimea He resigned his commission
June I6, 1857. to take the post Of Chic
Engineer OF the Illinois Central ra lroad
of which be was chosen Vice President
in 1858; and IN 1860 he became Presi
dent of the ST. L uis and Cincinna'
railroad. At the opening 1t the civi
var he was commissioned ss Msio'
G neneral of the U ,io volunteers. and
was placed in command OF the depart
ment of the O,io. comprising the State.
of OHIO. Indians. Illinois. and the west
ern portions of PENNSYLVANIA AMI Vir
ginis. He was made the Major G .nera
IN the regular army Nav Ia, 1851. and
commanded in Western Virginia, wSici
resulted iu clearing that region OF th'
C Confederate forces, for which be received
on July Is the thanks of Congress. D.
july %. the day after the FEDERAL detea
a, Bull Run, be was summoned TO Wash
ington, and was placed in command o
the division of the Potomac. and shoetl,
af,er OF the army of the Potomac. UpoI
the retirement OF General Scott No
yemher y he wss appointed Gencral-in
Chief of the armies OF the Uured States
He took the Geld ia March, 1852, ant
having in the meantime been relieved !,
1.-The command If all the frcessexcept ID
army OF the Potomac, be set out for 'h
peninsula OF virgi' Ia, and laid riege L
Yorktow1, which was abandoned by tn
Confederates as soon as his batterie
were ready to open FIRE The retrea'inl
Consederates, under Gen j. E Johrsto
made stand at Williamsburg Nav 8
long enough to enable their traius TO ge
of, and FIJI back toward Richmond Nc
C ellsn, moving slowly, reached th
Cbickahominy about May 20, and open
ed the campaign ageinss Richmond
which was brought TO a virtual close b
the battle Of Malvern Hill (Julv sfte
which be fell back to Harrison.s Land
ing. where he intrenched himself
G neral iHaIleck having in the NEAR
while heen made Genersl-in-Chitf, oil
dered Mcclellan (August 24) to retur
. with bis whole army to Fortress MOI
roe and Yorktown. Gen. Lee almo'
simultaneously moved from Richmon
|, to threaten Gan. Pipe, who had bee
: placed in command OF the Union forct
{ in northern v rginia. The result ws
the d. ies, Of Pope at Bull Rln, Augu'
,,29, 80. Pope, at bis own request, W,
|, relieved from the command OF the forc'
OF sad about Washington, which vi
conferred upon Mcclellan. The Coz
, federa'es then undertook the invasion I
: Msrylani, which was brough. to clio,
by the battle Of Antietam, Septemb'
+. 16, II.
They then crossed the Potomsc an
fell |, i,urely back toward the Rapids
Great dissatisfa, ton was felt AT slownei
with which Mcclellan followed ther
I and on November Z. when be appeart
to be making preparations ior an attat
in force, be was superseded in CT mmar
. by General Burnside. Mcclellan VI
directed to proceed to Trenton, N.
: there to await further orders. and too
o no further part in the war. The Dem
cratic Nrion.i Convention. held at Ch
4 csgo, August 81, 1864, nominated hi
0 for the Presidency. He received ON
n the 81 electoral votes of the States
). Delaware, Kentucky and New Jerse
. the remaining 2I2 electoral votes a
i milted being cast for Abraham Lincol
. or the popular vote OF 2,223, ,O35 q
!. tie more than 55 per cent we're ca
e for Lincoln, and l,Sll,754 "a little lt
;. than As per cen,) for Mcclellan T
|. latter resigned his commission IN {
!. armv ON the day of the election, Nove
e her 8. 1854, took up his residence
0 New York. and afterwards went to Z
:. rope. In 1853 be returned from Euro
~ and took up his residence near Orans
n N. J and engaged 10 practice as an G
eineer. BY the will of Mr.. Edwin
Stovons ha was placod in pharUp of I