George B. McClellan

**George Brinton McClelland** (Filadelfia, 1826ko abenduaren 3a - West Orange, New Jersey, 1885eko urriaren 29a) estatubatuar jeneral, ingeniari, idazle eta politikaria izan zen.

West Pointeko Akademian ikasi zuen eta Estatubatuar-Mexikar Gerran esku hartu zuen. 1848ko gerra amaitzean, armada utzi eta trenbideetako ingeniari izan zen.

Armadara itzuli zen Estatu Batuetako Gerra Zibila hasi zenean, Batasunaren bandoari zerbitzatzeko, eta jeneral mailara igo zuten. Zeregin garrantzitsua izan zuen ondo trebatutako eta diziplinatutako armada bat osatzen, Potomaceko Armada izenekoa.

1862ko uztailean armadaren erasoaldia zuzendu zuen hego-ekialdeko Virginian, ekialdeko lehen erasoaldi handian. Antietamgo guduan parte hartu zuen, Iparreko garaipenarekin amaitu zena.

Abraham Lincoln presidentearekin zituen harremanak mesfidatiak izan ziren eta Lincolnek kargutik kendu zuen Antietameko guduaren ondoren. Ez zuen beste armadarik zuzendu.

Alderdi Demokrataren hautagaia izan zen 1864ko hauteskunde presidentzialetan, non Lincolnen aurka galdu zuen. Ondoren, New Jerseyko gobernadorea izan zen 1878tik 1881era. 

Politika utzi ondoren, idazteari ekin zion, eta Gerra Zibilean egindako lana defendatu zuen.

## Idazlanak 
* *The Mexican War Diary of George B. McClellan* (William Starr Myers, Editor). Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1917.
* *Bayonet Exercise, or School of the Infantry Soldier, in the Use of the Musket in Hand-to-Hand Conflicts* (translated from the French of Gomard), 1852. Reissued as *Manual of Bayonet Exercise, Prepared for the Use of the Army of the United States*. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott & Co., 1862.
* *The Report of Captain George B. McClellan, One of the Officers Sent to the Seat of War in Europe, in 1855 and 1856*, 1857. Reissued as *The Armies of Europe, Comprising Descriptions in Detail of the Military Systems of England, France, Russia, Prussia, Austria, and Sardinia*. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott & Co., 1861.
* *European Cavalry, Including Details of the Organization of the Cavalry Service Among the Principal Nations of Europe*. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott & Co., 1861.
* *Exploration of the Red River of Louisiana in the Year 1852* (with Randolph B. Marcy). Washington: A.O.P. Nicholson, 1854.
* *Regulations and Instructions for the Field Service of the United States Cavalry in Time of War*, 1861. Reissued as *Regulations and Instructions for the Field Service of the U.S. Cavalry in Time of War*. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott & Co., 1862.
* ''McClellan's Own Story: The War for the Union, The Soldiers Who Fought It, The Civilians Who Directed It and His Relations to It and to Them* (William C. Prime, Editor). New York: Charles L. Webster & Company, 1887.
* *The Life, Campaigns, and Public Services of General George B McClellan*. Philadelphia: T.B. Peterson & Brothers, 1864.
* *The Democratic Platform, General McClellan's Letter of Acceptance*. New York: Democratic National Committee, 1864.
* *The Army of the Potomac, General McClellan's Report of Its Operations While Under His Command*. New York: G.P. Putnam, 1864.
* *Report of Major General George B McClellan, Upon the Organization of the Army of the Potomac and Its campaigns in Virginia and Maryland*. Boston: Boston Courier, 1864.
* *Letter of the Secretary of War by George Brinton McClellan*. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1864.
* *West Point Battle Monument, History of the Project to the Dedication of the Site'' (Oration of Major-General McClellan). New York: Sheldon & Co., 1864.