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When General George B. McClellan assumed command of the Army of the Potomac, a replacement was needed for the Ohio Department. General William S. Rosecrans was selected. He was a West Point graduate and a soldier of known competence.

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Q: Who replaced General George B McClellan in the Department of Ohio when McClellan was called to Washington DC?
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After his defeat at Manassas General Irwin McDowell was replaced by General?

McDowell was replaced by George B. McClellan.


What general replaced General George B McClellan after he delayed an attack on Robert E Lee after the Battle of Antietam?

After Antietam (Sept 17, 1862) when McClellan once again believed he needed time for his troops to rest. President Lincoln replaced him (on Nov 7) with General Ambrose Burnside. That was the end of McClellan's service as a Union military leader. As an aside, General Burnside felt uncomfortable replacing George B. McClellan. He had been loyal to him, also, he was not sure the command of the Army of the Potomac would be a fit for his abilities.


When was the command of the Army of the Potomac handed over to US General Ambrose Burnside?

On November 7, 1862, General Burnside took command of the Army of the Potomac. He had replaced General George B. McClellan.


Did Ulysses S. Grant replace George McClellan?

McClellan was replaced by Major General Ambrose E. Burnside on November 7, 1862, shortly after the Battle of Antietam.


What caused General McClellan to warn General in Chief Winfield Scott that Washington DC was in grave danger in 1861?

On August 8, 1861 Major General George B. McClellan was alarmed that Washington DC was in serious danger. He informed General in Chief Winfield Scott that the capitol was about to face 100,000 Rebel soldiers. At this time, that was double the size of the Army of the Potomac that McClellan was training. It is believed now that the the source of this vital information was from the Pinkerton detective agency that McClellan had first contacted when he was stationed in Ohio, before President Lincoln called him to Washington DC.

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Did general grant replaced McClellan as head of the union army?

No. McClellan was Commander of the Department of the Ohio, Commander of the Department of the East before being promoted to General in Chief and Commander of the Army of the Potomac. He was replaced as Commander of the Department of the Ohio by Ormsby M. Mitchel. He was replaced as Commander of the East and General in Cheif by Henry Halleck and replaced as Commander of the Army of the Potomac by Ambrose E. Burnside.


Who replaced general mcCLellan?

Ambrose Burnside


Who was General McDowell replaced by?

General George B. McClellan


Who was the superintendent of us army forces during the civil war?

1861- General McDowell (replaced) 1861- General McClellan (replaced) 1862- Major-General Henry Halleck (replaced) 1863- General McClellan (replaced) 1865- Lieutenant-General Ulysses S. Grant


After his defeat at Manassas General Irwin McDowell was replaced by General?

McDowell was replaced by George B. McClellan.


Who replaced Winfield Scott?

General George B. McClellan


When did George B. McClellan serve as the Union's general in chief?

President Lincoln appointed Major General George B. McClellan to general in chief on November 1, 1861. He replaced the retiring General in Chief Winfield Scott. Lincoln relieved McClellan of his title on March 11, 1862. McClellan was not in Washington DC at this time. He was in the process of organizing the Peninsula campaign. It is written that Lincoln did not believe that McClellan could hold his position as general in chief and conduct the Peninsula campaign at the same time.


Why was General Meade replaced my McClellan?

He wasn't. Meade wasn't replaced at all. He was in at the end. McClellan had been replaced by Burnside after the Battle of Antietam in September 1862 for failing to pursue and destroy Lee's army.


What two key general posts were filled by Union General in Chief George B. McClellan?

As the new Union General in Chief George B. McClellan was making plans in the East for the Army of the Potomac, General McClellan did not neglect the Western Theater. He appointed General Don Carlos Buell to head the Department of Ohio, and General Henry W. Halleck to head the Department of Missouri. As an aside, at the time, little did both McClellan nor Halleck know that before the year of 1862 was over, Halleck would replace McClellan as general in chief.


What actions did President Lincoln take after General George B McClellan left Washington DC for the Peninsula campaign?

General George B. McClellan's departure for his Peninsula campaign gave President Lincoln an opportunity to reorganize the Union's armies. With these plans, Lincoln also made certain changes:* He relieved McClellan as general in chief;* This left McClellan only in charge of the Army of the Potomac;* Under Henry Halleck, Lincoln created the Department of the Mississippi; and* Also, the Mountain Department was created under the command of John Fremont.Lincoln believed he was doing McClellan a favor by allowing him to focus on the major operation at hand, and one that might end the war, namely the capture of Richmond. As general in chief, McClellan would have never approved of the abolitionist General Fremont. Needless to say, McClellan was hugely disappointed with the loss of his most sought after position as general in chief.


What general replaced General George B McClellan after he delayed an attack on Robert E Lee after the Battle of Antietam?

After Antietam (Sept 17, 1862) when McClellan once again believed he needed time for his troops to rest. President Lincoln replaced him (on Nov 7) with General Ambrose Burnside. That was the end of McClellan's service as a Union military leader. As an aside, General Burnside felt uncomfortable replacing George B. McClellan. He had been loyal to him, also, he was not sure the command of the Army of the Potomac would be a fit for his abilities.


How did Lincoln react to McClellan's repeated hesitant?

Eventually fired him. "If General McClellan does not wish to use the army, perhaps I may borrow it for a while."