ˈæftɚ ðə jˈuːniən ɹˈaʊt æt bˈʊl ɹˈʌn ænd wˈɪnfiːld skˈɑːts ɹᵻtˈaɪɚmənt, lˈɪŋkən ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd mˈeɪdʒɚ dʒˈɛnɚɹəl dʒˈɔːɹdʒ bˈiː. mə klˈɛlən dʒˈɛnɚɹəlɪntʃˈiːf.
After the Union rout at Bull Run and Winfield Scott's retirement, Lincoln appointed Major General George B. McClellan general-in-chief.