Editing George B. McClellan (section)

==Retirement and death==
The concluding chapter of his political career was his strong support [[1884 United States presidential election|in 1884]] for [[Grover Cleveland]]. He was interested in the position of Secretary of War in Cleveland's cabinet, but Senator [[John R. McPherson]], who had opposed McClellan for governor in 1877, succeeded in blocking his nomination.<ref name="QARcZ" />

McClellan devoted his final years to traveling and writing; he produced his memoirs, ''McClellan's Own Story'' (published posthumously in 1887), in which he stridently defended his conduct during the war. He died unexpectedly of a heart attack at age 58 at [[Orange, New Jersey|Orange]], New Jersey, after suffering from chest pains for a few weeks. His final words, at 3 a.m., October 29, 1885, were, "I feel easy now. Thank you." He was buried at [[Riverview Cemetery (Trenton, New Jersey)|Riverview Cemetery]] in [[Trenton, New Jersey|Trenton]].<ref name="52Xck" />