Considering how you constantly get cause and effect reversed, I doubt you can tell when something is going in a circle.
So once again, Why did Brig. General Irvin McDowell lead 35,000 men into South Carolina? What was his marching orders again? Anytime. Just let me know when you've got the answer to that question.
I don’t remember McDowell ever making it out of Northern Virginia.
And I’m not interested in tracking down the obscurities of the war at your bidding so you can make another meaningless point. Thanks.