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Lived from December 3, 1826 to October 29, 1885

He was immensely popular to be called "Little Mac" by his men

Lincoln was angry at McClellan for not using his army

Graduated second in a class of 59 at West Point in 1846

20 of George McClellan's peers came to be full ranked generals

Fought beside general Winfield Scott in the Mexican-American War

After resigning, the outbreak of the civil war caused him to get promoted as a major general.

After Irvin McDowell lost at Bull Run, McClellan became general of the Potomac

After general Winfield Scott's retirement McClellan became chief General of all armies

During this time McClellan cemented his bond with his Union army

McClellan was close to a lot of his men, and bonded with them

1862 McClellan was removed but was still was in command of the Potomac

McClellan set out to seize the Richmond, but was fooled

During the Peninsula Campaign, Johnston was wounded and Lee took over

Due to McClellan's loss, Lincoln replaced him with Henry Halleck and John Pope

Pope's following seize on Richmond failed and McClellan became general again

McClellan counters Lee's planned invasion of Maryland, 1862

With the battle of Antietam, the confederates retreat back to Virginia

After McClellan's failed opportunity, in November 1862, he was relieved of command

After ordered to New Jersey, in 1878 he was elected as governor of New Jersey

Mexican American, civil war, Rich Mountain, Peninsula Campaign, Maryland Campaign

Mary Ellen Marcy (Nelly) McClellan

George McClellan Sr. And Mary McClellan

After being relieved of command he got involved in politics

He ran for president against Lincoln 1864

He wanted to negotiate with the confederacy, but the people refused

He was then on viewed as a complete failed of a general

Born 1824 to 1863

He had a very difficult childhood

Thomas Jonathan Jackson

Jackson was one of the best generals for the confederacy

Served from 1846-1851 for the USA

Served from 1861-1863 for the confederacy

Died May 10, 1863 age 39

He was shot three times mistakenly by his own men

His arm was amputated and then he died from pneumonia 8 days later

Stonewall participated in over 30 prominent battles

The confederacy was at a major setback because of his death

Stonewall, old jack, old blue light, tom fool

He was nicknamed Stonewall because he stayed in position while other fled

General Robert E. Lee considered Stonewall as one of his best followers

After his home state seceded he became a confederate general

At the age of two his six year old sister dies of typhoid

His father perished shortly after her of the same disease

Stonewall's new father disliked him much sand beat him everyday

After a while he and his siblings were sent to live with relatives

At this time in his life Thomas enrolled in the military

He graduated from West Point in 1846

He was sent to the Mexican- American war as a lieutenant

In 1848, at the end of the war, he was the rank Brevet Major

He accepted a job as a professor at the Virginia Military Institute

He spent 10 years as a professor teaching artillery tactics and natural philosophy

Jackson gets his name from the first Battle of Bull Run

Heading into the Shenandoah Valley Campaign, he was outnumbered 15,000 to 60,000

After successful battles, Jackson's army defends Richmond form the union

Jackson joins Lee's army and was a major part of many important battles

In October, he was promoted to a Lieutenant General

60,000 to 130,000 Lee and Jackson make a huge victory

Jackson and 28,000 men walk 15 miles to attack the unions exposed rear

At sunset Jackson marches his army through the woods

While walking through the woods, a North Carolina regime,not took fire and injured Jackson

They immediately take him to a field hospital to amputate his left arm

Only a few days later, Jackson dies of pneumonia at age of 39

Southerns mourn the death of their hero while Lee fought without his general

Jackson was buried in Lexington, Virginia

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