• TwoBeeSan@lemmy.world
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    8 days ago

    McClellan trained that army. For all the fuckery after he at least was able to bring the union up to snuff so a proper commander of men could use it.

    Always remember that ken burns documentary reading of Lincoln’s letters. Something like “if I gave him 2 million men he would write me saying the enemy has 3 and he needed 4.”

    Us civil war is fascinating.

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      8 days ago

      It’s funny, because there are actually a number of similarities between McClellan and Sherman. Both were logistics-oriented men of impeccable intelligence and military education who were hard to get along with, with a tendency to overestimate their enemies and plan against themselves.

      The fundamental differences, however, were enough to make one into a leader of legend, and another to a leader of infamy. Sherman had the boldness, aggression, and most of all, humility necessary to overcome his flaws as a leader; McClellan let his flaws define him and guide his actions, and then sought to blame everyone save himself for the results.