什麼是麥克萊倫

McClellan, George B(rinton)

美國將軍。曾參加墨西哥戰爭並進行過軍事工程調查。後來辭職到伊利諾中央鐵路擔任總工程師（1857），同時還擔任俄亥俄州及密西西比州鐵路的總經理（1860）。在美國南北戰爭期間，擔任俄亥俄軍區司令。他在西維吉尼亞擊敗了美利堅邦聯南軍並協助保衛了北軍的肯塔基地區。1861年林肯任命他爲總司令。他將軍隊重組爲一支高效的隊伍，但不善於採取進攻，於是林肯不得不發佈第一號全面作戰命令，號召全軍挺進。麥克萊倫在半島戰役中作戰謹慎，但是最後還是沒能佔領里奇蒙城。他在七天戰役中猶豫不決，在安提坦戰役中也未能打敗李（R. E. Lee）的軍隊，於是林肯撤消了他的指揮權。1864年他代表民主黨的總統候選人與林肯成爲對手。1872～1877年擔任大西洋和大西部鐵路的總經理。

1826～1885年

McClellan, George B(rinton)

U.S. Army officer. Born in philadelphia, he served in the Mexican War and conducted military engineering surveys, then resigned to become chief of engineering for the Illinois Central Railroad (1857) and president of the Ohio and Mississippi Railroad (1860). In the American Civil War he was named commander of the department of the Ohio. He defeated Confederate forces in western Virginia and helped keep Kentucky in the Union. Appointed general in chief by Abraham Lincoln (1861), he reorganized the army into an efficient force, but his lack of offensive action led Lincoln to issue his General War Order (1862) calling for forward movement of all armies. McClellan cautiously conducted the Peninsular Campaign but failed to take Richmond, and he fought indecisively in the Seven Days' Battles. At the Battle of Antietam he failed to destroy Robert E. Lee's army, and Lincoln removed him from command. In 1864 he was the Democratic candidate for president against Lincoln. He was president of the Atlantic and Great Western Railroad 1872-77.