During a temporary armistice in which the forces of Gen. Zachary Taylor awaited action, McClellan was stricken with dysentery and malaria, which kept him in the hospital for nearly a month.
Under en midlertidig våbenhvile under general Zachary Taylor, hvor styrkerne ventede på at komme i kamp, blev McClellan angrebet af dysenteri og malaria, hvilket holdt ham på hospitalet i næsten en måned.