What were some of George B McClellan accomplishments?

Answer 1

Union general George B. McClellan had a number of accomplishments that have gone unnoticed due to his replacement as the general in charge of Union forces early in the US Civil War. Here is a summary list of his accomplishments:

* He was near the top of his class at West Point;

* As a teenager he matriculated at the prestigious college of The University of Pennsylvania;

* He was a successful railroad officer;

* He is given credit (technical at least ) for repulsing Robert E. Lee's invasion of Maryland. The Battle of Antietam forced Lee's retreat back into Virginia;

* He revamped and reorganized the Federal army into a viable and professional army;

* He served as Governor of New Jersey for four years; and

* He was nominated as the Democrat candidate for president for the 1860 election;