The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-11-05


oRANoE, N, j., Oct 8o-Maj Gen 0cores
b. Mcclellan died at o'clock Of neuralgia
OF the heart Gov, Abbott has been officially
notified, and has sent Cen Plum, com
manding officer Of the National Guard Of the
Btate OF New Jersey, with letter Of con
dolence to Mrs. Mcclellan. Con, Plan win
also consult her az to the funeral, whether
II shall be public or private and on that the
governor win act. Gov. Abbott will Issue q
proclamation i'm Immediately,
Gen, Mcclellan has for the past two weohu
has suffered oocaS onally from palms at the
heart He felt In good spirits and with his
wife and daughter iGtod friends In ths
noighborhood, Before returning TO hh
homo ho made an appointment with q gon-
tloman TO meet him In the morning Al II
o'clock. On his 70 turn 10 his homo ho ats
heartily and spent the evening In oonverha-
tion with his wiio and daughter, returning
at 10 o'clock, Az II o'clock the pains 70
turned. 10 severe were thoy that mos
Sengor was dispatched on horseback 10 h'
generals physician.
The physician arrived, and for four hour
end Favored TO give him relief, His eifort
we're unsuccessful At $40 a. m. tho Sut
forer sighed, smiled and saidi "Tbank God
have pulled through. | am now feeling
relieved A moment lattor no raised him
self up on ono hand, opened his eyes, looked
about the room, and fell back doad. III
not yet settled when tho funeral will taks
place Con March, his fathor.in.law, VIII
arrange for tho details Of tho funeral.
George Brintou Mcclellan, an Americas
soldier aud engineer, born In Philadelphia,
December ., lS2j. ho studied at tho Uni.
yursity ol fonnsy and In lHi2 ontorod
tho military nccademy OF West Point, whofa
h0 graduated second IN his class IN 1919, and
was assigned 10 duty as brevot second lieu.
tenant In the corps OF engine ora Ho served
with distinction during tho Mexican war and
was successfully brevet ID as first Lieutenant
and captain, In 1912 he was assistant on
ginoer IN the construction OF Fort Dolawaroi
In 1859 y cniel engineer IN tho department. OF
Toxus, having In charge tue surveys OF Tho
consts OF that state; In 1884 engineer for
tho exploration aud survey OF tho western
division OF tho proposed Pacific railroad, and
In Rbi D he was on special sofv loo In oolloot
ing rairond statistics for the war dopaIt
mont In 1894, having botn mndo captaip
bf artillery, ho was a member Of the mih-
tary commission 10 visit tho scat OF war In
tho Crimeo, Ho resigned bis commission
juno 10, lSh7, 10 take tho post OF chief en-
gineer OF the Illinois Central railrod, Of
which he was chosen vico president In 1858,
anu In 1860 h0 became president OF tho Bk
Louis a. Cincinnati railroad. Al tho opon-
ing Of the civil war ho was commissioned 40
major general Of Ohio volunteers, and was
placed in command Of tho depart
mont OF tho Ohio, comprising the
atates OF Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and the
western portions of Pennsylvania and Vlr.
ginia Ho was mudo major general In tho
regular army May IA, 1851, and 60 nmandod
IN several engagements In Western Virginia,
which resulted In clearing that region OF
tho Confederate forces, for which no ro
coiyGd on July 10 tho thanks Of oougrosa
On July 2l, the day after the Foderal do.
feat at bull Run, ho was summoned 10
Washington, ond was placed In command Of
tho division Of the Potomac, aud shortly
after OF the army Of tho Polamac.
Upon the rotiromont OF Con, Scott NO
yombor y hn was appointed general in.ohiof
OF the armies Of the United States Ho took
tho field In March, le62, and having In tho
meantime boen relieved OF tho command Of
all tho forces except tho Army OF the Po
gina aud laid siogo 10 Yorktown, which
WIS abandoned by tho Coniodoratos ~
soon as his batteries woro roady b
opon 1ro Tho rotroating Confedoratea,
under j. H. Johnston, made n stand nj VIII
liamsburg MAY " long enough " enable
their trains 10 get OIL, and fell back toward
Richmond, Mcclellan, moving glowly
reached tho Chcobominy obout May ~,
and opened the campaign against Richmond,
which was brought 10 virtual close by the
battlo Of Malvern hill July H. aftor which he
foil back 10 llnrrsonb landing, whore
he igtronched himself. Con, llallook, hav-
ing In tho meanwhile boon nude gonor aim
chief, ordered McColand August 2f 10 70.
turn with his army 70 Fortress Monroe and
Yorktown, Gen Lee almost simultaneously
moved from Richmond 10 threaten Con
Pope, who had boon placed In command oi
tho Union forces In northern Virginia. The
result was tho defeat OF Pope at Bull Run,
August D9o
Pope NJ his own request, wns relieved
from his command OF tho forco5 AT and
about Washington, which was conferred
upon Mcclellan. Tho Confodcratos thon un'
dortook tho lnvosl on OF Mary land, which
was brought TO close by tho battle Antic..
tam, September 10, u, They then crossed
tho Rapi1an. Great satisfaction wei
felt AZ tho slowncss with which Mcclellan
followed them, and on November 7, whom he
appeared 10 bo making preparations
for an attack In foroo, he
was suporocded In command by
Cen. Burnside. Mcclellan was diroctod to
prooocd 10 Trenton, N j.. thcro 10 awah
a,.l iAnl ,n fVrihag .a ~ la, tha
Tho Democratic National convention held at
Chicago August 20, 1874, nominated him foi
tho presidency. Ho received only tho twonty'
ono electoral votos OF tho satos OF Delaware,
Kentucky and New Jersey, tho remaining
el2 electoral yotos admitted being cast foi
Abraham Lincoln. or tho popular vot
g,2l3,6B5 Ia littlo moro than % pc,
l,S09, gH Ia little les5 than 4b per cent) foi
Mcclellan Tho latter resigned his com
mission In the army on the day OF tho cleo
| tion, November Y, 1914, took up his rosidenc'
In New York, and afterward went 10 Eu
rope. In 1893 no returned from Europe and
took up his residence near Orange, N. J.
| and engaged In practice as an engineer
BY the will OF Mr., Edwin A. Stevens h
wns placed In charge OF tho StovoDs' noatipi
| battery which had Tor number or years booi
| IN course OF construction nj Hoboken. He
was also made superintendent Of tho rail-
way bridge over tho Hudson river, noar
Poughkoepsie, N, Y, and superintendent Oh
locks aud piers In the city OF New York,
but resigned the lattor Office In 1873. He has
translated from tho French "A Manuel Of
Bayonet Exeroises,n adapted for tb' uso OF
tho United States army (ls,2, and written a
volume OF tho govern nent roports OF the
'PacI1e Rnilrord Surveys" uBbi), volume
d the reports OF tho European commssiont'
| 1.-THE Armies OF Europe &c, printed hy
order OF congress tlS6i, and "Report on tho
Organization and Campaigns Of tho Army
,f the Potomac"
Horace Greeley saidi Toe darkest hour In
| ths historv of any Young man IA yxhau In