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c 1863 Civil War Union Maj. General George B. McClellan Ambrotype in Wall Frame

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:375.00 USD Estimated At:500.00 - 600.00 USD
c 1863 Civil War Union Maj. General George B. McClellan Ambrotype in Wall Frame
CW Ambrotypes
Union Major General George B. McClellan Ambrotype
c. 1863 Civil War Period, Union Major General George B. McClellan Ambrotype in a Decorative Wall Hanging Frame, Very Fine.
This George B. McClellan Ambrotype Photograph of a Tintype image in a Wall Hanging Frame measures about 2” x 2.5” and housed in a 3.25” x 3.75” decorative thermoplastic frame with two suspension loops on reverse for wall display. Some chipping or wear to three outer corners of the frame, faint crazing to the ambrotype yet with good contrast. An unusual and rare presentation.
George McClellan was a U.S. Army engineer, railroad president and politician who served as a Union Army Major General during the Civil War. McClellan was well liked by his men, but his reticence to attack the Confederacy with the full force of his army put him at odds with President Abraham Lincoln.

In 1862, McClellan’s Peninsula Campaign unraveled after the Seven Days Battles, and he also failed to decisively defeat Robert E. Lee’s Confederate Army at the Battle of Antietam. Frustrated by McClellan’s cautious tactics, Lincoln removed him from command. McClellan would go on to mount a failed presidential bid against Lincoln in 1864, and would later serve as the governor of New Jersey.