george b. mcclellan was the civil war general who became governor of new jersey.
george b. mcclellan was the civil war general who became governor of new jersey.
what civil war general became governor of new jersey?
george b. mcclellan
new jersey was one of the few union states (the others being delaware and kentucky) to select a candidate other than abraham lincoln twice in national elections, and sided with stephen douglas (1860) and george b. mcclellan (1864) during their campaigns. mcclellan, a native philadelphian, had new jersey ties and formally resided in new jersey at the time; he later became governor of new jersey (1878–81). (in new jersey, the factions of the democratic party managed an effective coalition in 1860.) during the american civil war, the state was led first by republican governor charles smith olden, then by democrat joel parker. during the course of the war, over 80,000 from the state enlisted in the northern army; unlike many states, including some northern ones, no battle was fought there.
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bullet::::- william haines lytle – poet; civil war general; killed at battle of chickamauga (1863)









































bullet::::- keith matthew maupin – soldier, missing and captured in iraq for nearly four years









































bullet::::- nathaniel mclean – union civil war general









































bullet::::- john moore – surgeon general of the army









































bullet::::- abram s. piatt – union civil war general









































bullet::::- james pine – united states coast guard vice admiral









































bullet::::- john p. slough – union civil war general









































bullet::::- melancthon s. wade – union civil war general









































bullet::::- godfrey weitzel – union civil war general









































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