William B. McClellan

William McClellan was born in 1798 to Col. John McClellan (1768–1842) and Mary Wallace (1774–1857).^[3] He was an early settler of Alabama and was a founder, board member, and Director of the State Bank of Alabama in Decatur.^[4] He was a graduate of West Point in the 1810s. He commanded local militia units during the Second Creek War and during the American Civil War. McClellan also served as a Lieutenant Colonel for the 25th Alabama Infantry, seeing several battles. In his life, McClellan held several personal relationships with other local bankers and military leaders, such as Thomas McElderry, John T. Rather, and Reuben Chapman.

McClellan died in 1881, aged 83, leaving behind 14 children, and his historic home, Ildewild Plantation which is listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.^[5][6]