George B. McClellan (1826-1885) was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and died in West Orange, New Jersey. He was a Union general during the American Civil War (including commanding general of the United States Army for a short time), civil engineer, railroad executive, and politician who served as the 24th Governor of New Jersey from 1878 to 1881. A graduate of The United States Military Academy in West Point, New York, McClellan served with distinction during the Mexican-American War and later left the Army to work on railroads until the outbreak of the American Civil War. He is often remembered for organizing the well-trained Union Army of the Potomac.

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