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To: Lurkinanloomin

McCellan had the troops to take Richmond, but as usual, he froze and thought the Rebels were much larger than they were.

Great organizer.

Possibly the worst Army/Theater level commander in US Army history.


8 posted on 06/26/2017 10:38:53 AM PDT by GreenLanternCorps (Hi! I'm the Dread Pirate Roberts! (TM) Ask about franchise opportunities in your area.)
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To: GreenLanternCorps

They were within sight of the steeples of Richmond.
They outnumbered the defenders and had every advantage except for leadership.


10 posted on 06/26/2017 10:43:37 AM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here Of Citizen Parents - Know Islam, No Peace -No Islam, Know Peace)
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