Historical Highway Markers

McClellan Relieved From Command

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At Rectortown, four miles north, General George B. McClellan received the order relieving him from command of the Army of the Potomac, November 7, 1862. As Burnside, his successor, was present, McClellan immediately turned over the command to him.

Virginia Conservation Commission, 1942

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