1860’s Civil War Era General George McClellan Steel Engraving - A. Lincoln

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You are bidding on an ORIGINAL 1860’s Civil War Era General George McClellan Steel Engraving. He served as a general under Abraham Lincoln.
George Brinton McClellan (December 3, 1826 – October 29, 1885) was an American soldier, civil engineer, railroad executive, and politician who served as the 24th Governor of New Jersey. A graduate of West Point, McClellan served with distinction during the Mexican–American War (1846–1848), and later left the Army to work on railroads until the outbreak of the American Civil War (1861–1865). Early in the conflict, McClellan was appointed to the rank of major general and played an important role in raising a well-trained and organized army, which would become the Army of the Potomac in the Eastern Theater; he served a brief period (November 1861 to March 1862) as general-in-chief of the Union Army.
Measurements: 8” x 10 3/4”
Condition: soiling / foxing around border and in back as shown. Tear in a couple places on the border, as shown.
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