‘There was a boob or two running the Army of the Potomac and other commands.’
You are very ‘kind’ here.
McDowell, Pope, Hooker, BURNSIDE, Sickles, Howard come to mind immediately.
Foote was brutal in regards to Jackson’s performance overall as I suspect you know.
I’ve concluded Longstreet was probably the single best corps commander in either army overall. They all made errors, some larger than others, to be sure.
But the level of incompetence among the North’s ‘high command’ negated the huge advantages in manpower and industry. To me, the war should have ended on the banks of Antietam creek.
To which I can reply with Joe Johnston, Braxton Bragg, Leonidas Polk, John Hood, Pierre Beauregard, John Pemberton, and Kirby Smith. The North did not have the monopoly on military idiots.
I’ve concluded Longstreet was probably the single best corps commander in either army overall. They all made errors, some larger than others, to be sure.
I would disagree. Longstreet was a little better than average when he was under Lee but was a disaster when on detached duty. The Union had some who were better.