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Son of Dr. William McClellan and Roxanna Woodside, he was born in Litchfield, Maine on November 26, 1832, in the brick house known as the Billings House. He attended the town schools and fitted for college at Bloomfield Academy and entered college at Waterville College (now Colby College), September 1849, where he remained three years.
George McClellan's grandfather, Samuel McClellan was a brigadier general in the American Revolutionary War. Through his father, he was also a descendant of Plymouth, Massachusetts Governor William Bradford. Throughout his life, George McClellan was known for his personality, having a mix of positive and negative traits.
William Earl McLellin (January 18, 1806 – April 24, 1883) was an early leader in the Latter Day Saint movement. One of the original members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles , McLellin later broke with church founder Joseph Smith .
McClellan photographed by William S. Warren, circa 1880. McClellan was appointed chief engineer of the New York City Department of Docks in 1870. Beginning in 1872, he also served as the president of the Atlantic and Great Western Railroad. He and his family then embarked on another three-year stay in Europe (1873–75). [87]
William McClellan "Mac" Thornberry (born July 15, 1958) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Texas's 13th congressional district from 1995 to 2021. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] A member of the Republican Party , Thornberry represented the most Republican district in the United States by partisan voting index .
William McLellan (American electrical engineer) (1924–2011), known for contributions to nanotechnology William Walker McLellan (1873–1960), founder of McLellan Stores William H. McLellan (1832–1912), American lawyer and politician
William Howard McLellan (December 1, 1924 – September 30, 2011) was an American electrical engineer, [1] who achieved some fame in 1960 by succeeding at an engineering challenge set by Nobel Prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman to build the smallest ever electric motor.
After learning of McClellan's intelligence coup, Lee quickly recalled Longstreet's forces to reinforce the South Mountain passes and thus attempt to block McClellan's advance. On the day of the battle, the only Confederate force posted around Boonsboro was a five-brigade division under Maj. Gen. D.H. Hill. [7]