COLLECTION NAME:
Civil War Postal Covers
Record
Filename:
We Have Beat our Last Retreat.jpg
Title:
George Brinton McClellan
Subject:
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Subject:
McClellan, George Brinton 1826-1885
Description:
Portrait of George Brinton McClellan, American soldier and civil engineer, . A graduate of West Point, McClellan played an important role during the Civil War, raising a well-trained and organized army, which would become the Army of the Potomac in the Eastern Theater; he served as general-in-chief of the Union Army (November 1861 to March 1862).
"We Have Beat our Last Retreat" printed under the image.
"We Have Beat our Last Retreat" printed under the image.
Date:
1861-1865
Format:
Printed envelope, 3 x 5.5 inches
Rights:
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