McClellan's Farewell traced by markers. Use the “First >>” button above to see these markers in sequence.| Virginia (Fauquier County), Marshall — FF-8 — McClellan Relived From Command | | | 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. — Map (db m1170) | | Virginia (Fauquier County), Rectortown — Rectortown — McClellan’s Demise, Mosby’s Raffle — Mosby's Confederacy | | | On November 5, 1862, several weeks after a tainted victory at Antietam, the Army of the Potomac's Commander-in-Chief Gen. George Brinton McClellan established his headquarters here. That same day President Abraham Lincoln wrote the orders relieving McClellan of command. On the snowy evening of November 7, Gen. C.P. Buckingham arrived at McClellan’s tent with Gen. Ambrose Burnside. Buckingham handed McClellan the dispatch. When he finished reading, McClellan declared, “General Burnside, . . . — Map (db m1173) | | Virginia (Fauquier County), Warrenton — C 9 — McClellan’s Farewell | | | After President Abraham Lincoln relieved Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan of command of the Army of the Potomac on 7 Nov. 1862, the general composed a farewell order. It was read to the army by divisions on 10 Nov. when the new commander, Maj. Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside, held a grand review of the army about half a mile north of here. Both Burnside and McClellan attended, and the three-mile-long line of soldiers cheered McClellan heartily, many weeping. This closed McClellan’s military career. He . . . — Map (db m1178) | | Virginia (Fauquier County), Warrenton — The Warren Green | | | In 1843 the Norris Tavern was converted into an academy and later again into the Warren Green Hotel. Here General McClellan bade farewell to his officers November 11, 1862, on being relieved of command of the Army of the Potomac. — Map (db m1175) |
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