John Alexander McClernand

John Alexander McClernand (May 30, 1812 – September 20, 1900) was an American soldier and lawyer. May 30 is the 150th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (151st in leap years). ... 1812 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... September 20 is the 263rd day of the year (264th in leap years). ... 1900 (MCM) is a common year starting on Monday. ... A soldier is a person who has enlisted with, or has been conscripted into, the armed forces of a sovereign country and has undergone training and received equipment (such as a uniform and weapon) to defend that country or its interests. ... In the United States, a lawyer is a person licensed by the state to advise clients in legal matters and represent them in courts of law and in other forms of dispute resolution. ...

McClernand was born in Breckinridge County, Kentucky. He was admitted to the bar in Shawneetown, Illinois, in 1832; in the same year served as a volunteer in the Blackhawk War, and in 1835 founded the Shawneetown Democrat, which he thereafter edited. As a Democrat he served in 1836 and in 1840-1843 in the Illinois House of Representatives, and in 1843-1851 and in 1859-1861 was a representative in Congress, where in his first term he vigorously opposed the Wilmot Proviso, but in his second term was a strong Unionist and introduced the resolution of the 15th of July 1861, pledging money and men to the national government. Breckinridge County is a county located in the state of Kentucky. ... Old Shawneetown is a village located in Gallatin County, Illinois. ... 1832 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The Black Hawk War was a war fought in 1832 in the Midwestern section of the United States of America between American settlers and Native Americans. ... The Democratic Party, founded in 1792, is the longest-standing political party in the world (unless one considers the British Conservative Party to be an extension of the much older Tories). ... The Illinois House of Representatives convenes at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield. ... A congress is a gathering of people, especially a gathering for a political purpose. ... In the United States, the Wilmot Proviso, first suggested in 1846 and attached to many bills but never passed, would have outlawed slavery in any U.S. territory gained from the Mexican Cession following the recently begun Mexican-American War. ...

He resigned from Congress, raised in Illinois the McClernand Brigade, and was commissioned (May 17, 1861) brigadier general of volunteers. He was second in command at the battle of Belmont (Missouri) in November 1861, and commanded the right wing at Fort Donelson. On the 21st of March he became a major general of volunteers. At Shiloh he commanded a division which was practically a reserve to Sherman's. In October 1862 Edwin Stanton, secretary of war, ordered him north to raise troops for the expedition against Vicksburg; and early in January 1864, at Milliken's Bend, McClernand, who had been placed in command of one of the four corps of Ulysses S. Grant's army, superseded Sherman as the leader of the force that was to move down the Mississippi. On the 11th of January he took Arkansas Post. On the 17th, Grant, after receiving the opinion of Admiral Andrew H. Foote and General Sherman that McClernand was unfit, united a part of his own troops with those of McClernand and assumed command in person, and three days later ordered McClernand back to Millikens Bend. During the rest of this Vicksburg campaign there was much friction between McClernand and his colleagues; he undoubtedly intrigued for the removal of Grant; it was Grant's opinion that at Champion Hill (May 16, 1863) he was dilatory; and because a congratulatory order to his corps was published in the press (contrary to an order of the department and another of Grant) he was relieved of his command on the 18th of June, and was replaced by General Edward O. C. Ord. May 17 is the 137th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (138th in leap years). ... 1861 is a common year starting on Tuesday. ... A Brigadier General, or one-star general, is the lowest rank of general officer in the United States and some other countries, ranking just above Colonel and just below Major General. ... Charleston defenses, Belmont battlefield by Julius Bien & Co. ... The Battle of Fort Donelson was fought February 12–16, 1862 in the American Civil War. ... Insignia of a United States Air Force Major General German Generalmajor Insignia Major General is a military rank used in many countries. ... The Battle of Shiloh, also known as the Battle of Pittsburg Landing, was a major battle in the American Civil War, fought April 6–7, 1862, in southwestern Tennessee. ... Portrait of William Tecumseh Sherman by Mathew Brady William Tecumseh Sherman (February 8, 1820 – February 14, 1891) was an American soldier, businessman, and author. ... Edwin McMasters Stanton (December 19, 1814 - December 24, 1869), born in Steubenville, Ohio, was an American political figure, prominent in the American Civil War and in the Reconstruction era. ... Vicksburg is the name of some places in the United States of America: Vicksburg, Michigan Vicksburg, Mississippi Vicksburg may also refer to the Battle of Vicksburg in the American Civil War (fought near the Mississippi city above). ... The Battle of Millikens Bend, fought June 7, 1863, was part of the Vicksburg Campaign of the American Civil War. ... Ulysses S. Grant (April 27, 1822 – July 23, 1885) was the 18th President of the United States (1869–1877). ... Battle of Fort Hindman / Battle of Arkansas Post Conflict American Civil War Date January 9-11, 1863 Place Arkansas County, Arkansas Result Union victory The Battle of Fort Hindman (January 9 - 11, 1863) was a battle of the American Civil War which took place near the mouth of the Arkansas... Admiral is a word from the Arabic term Amir-al-bahr (Lord of the bay). ... Andrew Hull Foote (12 September 1806 _ 26 June 1863) was an admiral in the United States Navy who served during the Civil War. ... Grants Operations against Vicksburg The Battle of Champion Hill, or Bakers Creek, fought May 16, 1863, was the pivotal battle in the Vicksburg Campaign of the American Civil War. ... May 16 is the 136th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (137th in leap years). ... 1863 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Edward Otho Cresap Ord (1818-1883) was the designer of Fort Sam Houston, and a United States army officer who saw action in the Seminole War, the Indian Wars, and the Civil War. ...

President Abraham Lincoln, who saw the importance of conciliating a leader of the Illinois War Democrats, restored him to his command in 1864, but McClernand resigned in November of that year. He was district judge of the Sangamon (Illinois) District in 1870-1873, and was president of the NationaI Democratic Convention in 1876. He died in Springfield, Illinois. Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865), sometimes called Abe Lincoln and nicknamed Honest Abe, the Rail Splitter, and the Great Emancipator, was the 16th President of the United States (1861 to 1865), and the first president from the Republican Party. ... War Democrats were those who broke with the majority of the Democratic Party and supported the military policies of President Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War of 1861-1865. ... Founded Incorporated 1819   County Sangamon County Mayor Timothy Davlin Area  - Total  - Water 156. ...

His son, Edward John McClernand, was notable in the Indian Wars and later in the Philippines. The Indian Wars were a series of conflicts between the United States and Native American peoples (Indians) of North America. ...

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• This article incorporates text from the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, which is in the public domain.