GDG- Re: why not blame a well led Union Army

[James Cameron]

<<  For all of McClellan's fault, and they were many, he deserves a glorious
page in history for turning a mob of volunteers --- farm boys and street
kids --- in to one of the nation's greatest fighting forces. >>

He does deserve a lot of credit for the initial creation and training of the 
army.  In many way, though, I think the AOP which fought at Gettysburg was 
as much, or more, Joe Hooker's AOP.

Jim Cameron