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The North was a ‘basket case’ when it came to the leaders it installed at the head of the various army’s it had in the field.

Only if you think the entire war was fought in Northern Virginia. In the Western theater from Kentucky to New Orleans, the Confederates were second to none in fielding incompetent commanders.

The big difference is that Lincoln canned the incompetents while Jeff Davis tended to just shuffle them around.

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Lincoln canned the incompetents

You mean like the Selfridge guy who kept sinking boats, but made Admiral?

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‘Only if you think the entire war was fought in Northern Virginia. In the Western theater from Kentucky to New Orleans, the Confederates were second to none in fielding incompetent commanders.

The big difference is that Lincoln canned the incompetents while Jeff Davis tended to just shuffle them around.’

Hmmm. Bragg, Polk, and The Great Retreater (Johnson) stand out in contrast.

And Lincoln...how to explain his selection of Burnside? Five generals in around what? six months at one point?

I think Lincoln finally got to Grant, and its a good thing he understood the new era of warfare, because if he had screwed up in 1864....the world would be a much different place today.