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6 days ago · After publishing his findings, Riis worked with the Association for Improving the Condition of the Poor and New York City Mayor George B. McClellan, Jr. to create a hospital on the beach away...
5 days ago · Mayor George McClellan, perhaps best known for excitedly seizing and refusing to relinquish the reigns during New York City’s inaugural subway ride later in 1904, presided over the April 8...
3 days ago · It also dealt a major blow to the popularity of the Democratic presidential candidate, George B. McClellan, whose victory in the election had until then appeared likely to many, including Lincoln himself.
3 days ago · As late as August 1864, Lincoln despaired of his reelection to the presidency and fully expected that the Democratic candidate, Gen. George B. McClellan, would defeat him. Davis, at about the same time, was openly attacked by Alexander H. Stephens , the vice president of the Confederacy .
5 days ago · On opening day, the Mayor of New York City, George B. McClellan, was given the honorary duty of starting the first train, but instead of giving control to a motorman, he kept going to 103rd...
4 days ago · Despite General Lee's best efforts, the Union, led by General George McClellan, ultimately prevailed in the war. In this fight, both sides suffered greatly. In American history, this was a significant occasion. After the Battle of Antietam, Abraham Lincoln dismissed General McClellan.
5 days ago · He was reelected with a large popular majority (55 percent) over his Democratic opponent, General George B. McClellan. In 1864 the Democratic platform called for an armistice and a peace conference, and prominent Republicans as well as Democrats demanded that Lincoln heed Confederate peace offers, irregular and illusory though they were.
