"Once he called upon General McClellan, and the President went over to the General's house — a process which I assure you has been reversed long since — and General McClellan decided he did not want to see the President, and went to bed. Lincoln's friends criticized him severely for allowing a mere General to treat him that way. And he said, "All I want out of General McClellan is a victory, and if to hold his horse will bring it, I will gladly hold his horse.""
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Dwight D. Eisenhower, "Remarks at the Birthplace of Abraham Lincoln", Hodgenville, Kentucky April 23, 1954. The story originates from F. A. Mitchel, son and aide of General Mitchel.
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George B. McClellan
George Brinton McClellan (December 3, 1826 – October 29, 1885), commonly known as George B. McClellan, was an American military officer and politician who served as the 24th governor of New Jersey and as Commanding General of the United States Army from November 1861 to March 1862. He was also an engineer, and was chief engineer and vice president of the Illinois Central Railroad, and later president of the Ohio and Mississippi Railroad in 1860.
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