George B. McClellan person

also: B McClellan, General George McKay, Major General George B McClellan, McClellan, the General, The General, the Union commander

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Anson Stager worked_for George B. McClellan documented document

“Anson Stager was the author of the first Federal ciphers which he devised for General McClellan's use in West Virginia in the summer of 1861…”

source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.61

George B. McClellan met_with William Dennison documented document

“he also agreed to submit the project to Governor [William] Dennison of Ohio with a request to that gentlemen to solicit the co-operation of the Governors of Illinois Indiana Michigan and Wisconsin in sustaining the organization…”

source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.34

George B. McClellan headed Army of the Potomac documented document

“When McClellan was given command of the Army of the Potomac in November 1861…”

source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.35

Abraham Lincoln removed_from_power George B. McClellan documented document

“Lincoln finally replaced McClellan as commander of the Army of the Potomac on November 7 1862.…”

source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.37

Secret Service Bureau spied_on George B. McClellan documented document

“Baker's personal penetration of the Confederate forces at Manassas resulted in the discovery that the fortifications and artillery which were supposedly keeping McClellan's army at bay were actually earthen and wooden fakes and later Lincol…”

source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.45

George B. McClellan relationship_with Allan Pinkerton documented document

“Major General George B McClellan an old friend of Pinkerton's who had just been named commander of the Ohio vol…”

source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.33

George B. McClellan appointed Allan Pinkerton documented document

“The General was also interested in establishing a secret service and wanted his friend to organize and direct it…”

source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.34

Allan Pinkerton worked_for George B. McClellan documented document

“It arranged that I should assume full management and control of this new branch of the service…”

source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.34

George B. McClellan met_with Winfield Scott documented document

“The General then informed me he would write to General [Winfield] Scott for permission to organize this department under his own personal supervision…”

source: government document — Church Committee Final Report, Book VI: Supplementary Reports on Intelligence Activities · p.34

Pinkerton National Detective Agency spied_on George B. McClellan documented

“first rose to prominence, excuse me, when it enlisted, when it was enlisted to protect the president-elect Abraham Lincoln as he traveled across country by train. Allegedly, a plot had been uncovered to assassinate Lincoln then, though ther…”

▶ OPERATION GLADIO Exposed by COLONEL TOWNER through Strange Tales of the Parapolitical Part 8 @ 46:05

Pinkerton National Detective Agency recruited George B. McClellan documented

“first rose to prominence when it was enlisted to protect the president-elect, Abraham Lincoln, as he traveled across country by train. Allegedly, a plot had been uncovered to assassinate Lincoln then, though there was no conclusive evidence…”

▶ The Colonel’s Corner - Strange Tales of the Parapolitical Part 8 @ 41:06

Allan Pinkerton overbilled_or_diverted George B. McClellan host_asserted

“He consistently overestimated the Confederacy troop strength, contributing to McClellan's hesitancy to engage his opponents. Huh. That's interesting. Wonder if that was on purpose. It always is. Pinkerton's loyalty. Well, and you know, it's…”

▶ The Colonel’s Corner - Strange Tales of the Parapolitical Part 8 @ 42:03

Allan Pinkerton overbilled_or_diverted George B. McClellan documented

“It proved to be a disaster. He consistently overestimated the Confederacy troop strength, contributing to McClellan's hesitancy to engage his opponents. Huh. That's interesting. Wonder if that was on purpose. It always is. Pinkerton's loyal…”

▶ OPERATION GLADIO Exposed by COLONEL TOWNER through Strange Tales of the Parapolitical Part 8 @ 47:01