VA-FF8 McClellan Relieved from Command

Marker text: MCCLELLAN RELIEVED 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.

Virginia Conservation Commission, 1942.

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Location: VA Rt. 55 (westbound) at Marshall., Fauquier County, Virginia

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