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Hand-Painted Civil War Union Gen. George B. McClellan Patriotic Cast Iron Mirror

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:500.00 USD Estimated At:800.00 - 1,000.00 USD
Hand-Painted Civil War Union Gen. George B. McClellan Patriotic Cast Iron Mirror
Civil War
Union General George B. McClellan Hand-Painted Cast Iron Civil War Era Patriotic American Eagle Topped Wall Mirror
c. 1865 Civil War Era, Patriotic American Eagle Topped, Decorative Cast Iron Hand-Painted with Union General George B. McClellan and Heraldic Shield, Hanging Wall Mirror, made “By. S. Sailor”, Very Fine.
This large impressive Patriotic Mirror measures about 19” tall x 12” wide with its Cast Iron decorative and Hand-Painted frame displays an American Heraldic Eagle at top. Reverse cast text for its maker reads: “BY. S. SAILOR.” Below is a 2” tall Hand-painted Portrait of Union Major General George B. McClellan, shown just below the Eagle. At bottom a Hand-painted Red, White & Blue Heraldic Shield protects below the central mirror. Minor paint wear and imperfections, the mirror has a 1.5” x 1” void at bottom right. Highly unusual, solid, and the first we’ve offered. Rare indeed, and ready to hang on display.
George Brinton McClellan (December 3, 1826 – October 29, 1885) was an American soldier, Civil War Union general, civil engineer, railroad executive, and politician who served as the 24th governor of New Jersey. A graduate of West Point, McClellan served with distinction during the Mexican–American War (1846–1848), and later left the Army to serve as an executive and engineer on railroads until the outbreak of the American Civil War (1861–1865).

Early in the conflict, McClellan was appointed to the rank of major general and played an important role in raising a well-trained and disciplined army, which would become the Army of the Potomac in the Eastern Theater; he served a brief period (November 1861 to March 1862) as Commanding General of the United States Army.