You're giving Gen Mc Dowell too much credit for the fiasco at the Second Battle of Bull Run. General John Pope was in charge and made serious errors also. They both were sent west. One reason Lincoln didn't sack them was because he had pushed them into their situations in haste for political reasons.
You're giving Gen Mc Dowell too much credit for the fiasco at the Second Battle of Bull Run. General John Pope was in charge and made serious errors also. They both were sent west. One reason Lincoln didn't sack them was because he had pushed them into their situations in haste for political reasons.