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