- Joined
- Mar 29, 2011
- Location
- SOUTHERN Indiana
I would be the last to defend the Young Napoleon, but I do take into accout two things. First, it had not been very long since he was rousted out of the Virginia Peninsula by Lee, and two, Pope had just been defeated at second Manassas a scant 3 weeks earlier. Given McClellans penchant for overestimation and having just gone through a mighty battle at Sharpsburg, I wonder if this enhanced his timidity to the point of debilitating him. Just like in the Seven Days, his mind defeated him while his army was still capable of a major victory even if he could not see it. Was he the worst Potomac General? No but he was far from the best.