George McClellan

Published: 1/27/25

Handsome Dan

By: The Civil War Monitor

Category: Commanders

A profile of Union general George B. McClellan's war horse "Daniel Webster," also known as "Handsome Dan."

Published: 6/3/24

McClellan’s Culture of Command

By: Gary W. Gallagher

Category: Commanders

Discover the strategic choices of George McClellan's command during the Civil War and how they shaped the outcome of significant battles.

Published: 3/18/24

The Broken Glass Plate of Lincoln and McClellan

By: Bob Zeller

Category: Commanders

A look at Alexander Gardner's iconic photo of Abraham Lincoln and George McClellan at Antietam.

Published: 12/18/19

Too Useful to Sacrifice (2019)

By: Zachery Fry

Category: Book Reviews

Discover the truth behind George B. McClellan's leadership during the 1862 Maryland Campaign

Published: 11/28/11

Voice from the Past: “The Best Man and the Best General”

By: Laura June Davis

Category: The Front Line

“I am very glad to learn that my order changed Gen. Scott’s feelings entirely, and that he now says I am the best man and the best general that ever...

Published: 11/14/11

Voices from the Past – The Integrity of the Union

By: Laura June Davis

Category: Firsthand Accounts

“You will please constantly to bear in mind the precise issue for which we are fighting; that issue is the preservation of the Union and the restoration of the full...

Published: 11/7/11

Voices from the Past: “The Glorious News from Port Royal”

By: Laura June Davis

Category: Firsthand Accounts

After the Union victory at Port Royal, Major General George Brinton McClellan wrote the following letter to his wife, Mary Ellen Marcy McClellan. “Nov. 1861. — You will have heard...

Published: 10/24/11

Voices From the Past: “An Inferior Force”

By: Civil War Monitor

Category: Firsthand Accounts

“Well, so far we seem to have applied a new maxim of war, always to meet the enemy with an inferior force at the point of attack.” —General George B....