Re: Was Maclellan a southern sympathizer?


<deemsbill@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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On Nov 6, 7:16 pm, "Ray O'Hara" <mary.palmu...@xxxxxxx> wrote:
<deemsb...@xxxxxxx> wrote in message

It was enough. It was a Union victory. But a competent general
would've accomplished much more....maybe virtually ending the war 2
years earlier.

and a competent CSA general would never have fought there, outnumber and
with a major river to its back with only a small bridge ans one ford.
the fact is it was a victory, it wasn't a waterloo, more a valmy,
lee handed the north a great political victory.
yeah lil'mac should have finished lee off, lee was a fool to ever get
in
such a position and he was lucky it wasn't grant in charge that day.

I agree that Lee shouldn't have fought that day in that position.
Even the good generals screwed up at times.



when a general screws up at many places can he still be called a good
general?
malvern hill, pickets charge, antietam.


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