MACCLESFIELD, a town in Cheshire, England, near Manchester. Important textile and silk mills, and the coal mines in the vicinity make it an important manufacturing city. The city owns the water and gas works, as well as many quarries and markets. A free library and technical schools are supported by the municipality. Pop., about 35,000.
McCLELLAN, GEORGE BRINTON, an American military officer; born in Philadelphia, Pa., Dec. 3, 1826; was grad uated at the United States Military Academy in 1846; joined the army as 2d lieutenant of engineers; took an active part in the Mexican War, where he dis tinguished himself under General Scott, in the battles of Contreras, Churubusco, Moline del Rey, and Chapultepec, and was promoted to a captaincy; was one of the three American officers sent to observe the campaigns in the Crimea. At the commencement of the Civil War in 1861, he was appointed Major-General of the Ohio volunteers, but by the ad vice of General Scott he was tendered, by President Lincoln, the position of Major-General of the army. After a successful campaign in West Virginia, he commanded and reorganized the Army of the Potomac; in the spring of 1862 invaded Virginia, and advanced near to Richmond, but was defeated in a series of battles in July, and compelled to re treat and finally to evacuate the penin sula; after the defeat of General Pope in the second battle of Bull Run, in 1862, wl.ich was followed by a Confederate in
vasion of Maryland, he reorganized the army at Washington, marched rapidly N., met the forces of General Lee at Antietam, and compelled him to recross the Potomac; he followed the Confeder ates into Virginia, but being opposed to the policy of the extreme war party he was superseded by General Burnside. In 1864 he left the army and was the Dem ocratic candidate for the presidency. He died Oct. 29, 1885.
McCLELLAN, GEORGE BRINTON, son of Gen. McClellan, named above. Graduate of Princeton. Admitted to the bar, 1892. President New York Board of Aldermen, 1893-1894. United States Con gressman, 1895-1903. From 1903 to 1909 he was Mayor of New York City. He was a member of the staff of Princeton University as Stafford lecturer and professor of economic history from 1912. He wrote "The Heel of War" (1915).