G.B. McClellan

Biography

Mary Ellen McClellan was the wife of General George B. McClellan, one of the most prominent military figures of the American Civil War. As the spouse of the commanding general of the Union Army of the Potomac, she occupied a significant social position during the war years and participated in the military and political circles of Washington, D.C. Her correspondence and memoirs provide valuable insights into the domestic life of the McClellan family and the social dynamics of the Civil War era.