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Here is a paper with which, if I cannot whip Bobbie Lee, I will be willing to go home!

George B. McClellan

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George B. McClellan
Age: 58 †
Born: 1826
Born: December 3
Died: 1885
Died: October 29
Former Governor Of New Jersey
Military Officer
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
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General McClellan
Little Mac
The Young Napoleon
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