The McClellan Gate at Arlington National Cemetery

 

Major General George B. McClellan, seen here with his wife, was a controversial military officer during the early part of the American Civil War.  Accused of “having the slows” by President Lincoln, McClellan was a brilliant administrative officer but timid on the battlefield.  McClellan ran against Lincoln in the presidential election of 1864.

In 1867, Congress required that all military cemeteries be fenced. A red Seneca sandstone wall was built around the entire cemetery. The original main gate of the Arlington Cemetery was dedicated to Major General George B. McClellan and is seen here (the McClellan Gate).  The gate was completed in 1879.

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