. The great American book of biography . , and McClellan himself never sought the nomination, he received apopular vote of1,800,000 against2,200,000 for Lin-coln. For a decadeafter the war Gen-eral McClellanwas severely criti-cised and vigor-ously assailed forover cautiousness,alleged hesitancy,and failure tograsp the oppor-tunities which hisenemy placed inhis way. Withlater years hisreputation hasbeen to a largeextent cleared ofiblame for results \which were oftenbeyond his con-trol, and he is nowgiven his deserved place among the great leaders of the war. The opinions of the Confederate comm
. The great American book of biography . , and McClellan himself never sought the nomination, he received apopular vote of1,800,000 against2,200,000 for Lin-coln. For a decadeafter the war Gen-eral McClellanwas severely criti-cised and vigor-ously assailed forover cautiousness,alleged hesitancy,and failure tograsp the oppor-tunities which hisenemy placed inhis way. Withlater years hisreputation hasbeen to a largeextent cleared ofiblame for results \which were oftenbeyond his con-trol, and he is nowgiven his deserved place among the great leaders of the war. The opinions of the Confederate commanders as to McClellans abilities asa general are naturally of especial weight. It is related that after the secondbattle of Bull Run, when the Confederate armies, elated by their victories, werepouring across the Potomac for the invasion of the North, Lee one dayreceived a dispatch which seemed to be of great importance. One of his sub-ordinates, seeing him read it, was anxious to know its contents, What is thenews? he inquired of STATUE OF MCCLELLAN IN CITY HALL SQUARE, PHILADELPHIA. 332 GEORGE B. McCLELLAN. The worst news possible, replied the Confederate commander, gravely;McClcUan is in command againy Until his death at Orange, N. J., in 18S5, General McClellan lived an activelife. He was Engineer-in-Chief of the Department of Docks in New York in1872, was elected Governor of New Jersey in 1S77, and in 1881 was appointedby Conoress a member of the Board of Managers of the National Home forDisabled Soldiers. He declined many tempting business offers and invitationsfrom colleges to accept their presidency. General McClellan was about five feet eight inches in height, finely built,with broad shoulders. He was very solid and muscular, and an excellent horse-man. Modest and retiring, he had withal a great self-respect, a gracious personal magnetism was unparalleled in military history, except by that ofdie first Napoleon : he was literally the idol of his offi
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