George McClellan Archives - Page 2 of 4

Five N.J. veterans you should know about

May 27, 2024 12:09 amMay 28, 2024 9:24 am

One New Jersey war veteran whose legacy remains intact after more than a century was Major General George Washington Goethals, the namesake of the Goethals Bridge. Goethals graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 1880 and was...

Veterans: 17 New Jersey governors

May 29, 2023 12:11 amMay 26, 2024 8:41 pm

Seventeen of New Jersey’s 56 governors have served in the U.S. military. The last was Jon Corzine, who was in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve from 1969 to 1975. With at least three veterans considering runs for governor in 2025...

Veteran: George B. McClellan

May 29, 2023 12:06 amMay 28, 2023 5:30 pm

Orange resident George B. McClellan served as the Commanding General of the U.S. Army during the Civil War and later served one term as the Governor of New Jersey. He carried New Jersey as the Democratic nominee for president when...

Veteran: Charles Haight

May 29, 2023 12:03 amMay 28, 2023 4:59 pm

Charles Haight (D-Colts Neck) was serving as Assembly Speaker in 1861 when he was commissioned as a brigadier general of the New Jersey Militia. He held the speakership in 1862, even though he would spend the next 2 ½ years...

Veteran: George B. McClellan

May 30, 2022 12:03 amMay 29, 2022 6:10 pm

Orange resident George B. McClellan served as the Commanding General of the U.S. Army during the Civil War and later served one term as the Governor of New Jersey. He carried New Jersey as the Democratic nominee for president when...

Veterans: 17 New Jersey governors

May 30, 2022 12:01 amMay 30, 2022 11:09 pm

Seventeen of New Jersey’s 56 governors have served in the U.S. military. The last was Jon Corzine, who was in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve from 1969 to 1975. The first governor of New Jersey, William Livingston, was a Brigadier...

Veteran: Charles Haight

May 30, 2022 12:00 amMay 29, 2022 6:39 pm

Charles Haight (D-Colts Neck) was serving as Assembly Speaker in 1861 when he was commissioned as a brigadier general of the New Jersey Militia. He held the speakership in 1862, even though he would spend the next 2 ½ years...