In the 1864 election, McClellan ran as the Democratic nominee against President Lincoln. George Brinton McClellan was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and graduated second in his class from ...

I feel General McClellan should have no problem.” A (somewhat) failed poet… Though some of Lincoln’s writing lives on in the minds of many Americans and historians as legendary, his poetry ...

But, inexplicably, McClellan wouldn't attack! For days, President Lincoln ordered and even begged the general to move. But nothing — so the Confederates slipped away. In firing McClellan ...

But, inexplicably, McClellan wouldn't attack! For days, President Lincoln ordered and even begged the general to move. But nothing -- so the Confederates slipped away. In firing McClellan ...

They were always out-maneuvered. And not just George McClellan, but a string of other generals who came after him, with the same complaints. Until Lincoln found his Grant, it seemed the Union was ...