In July, 1861, both union & Confederate armies have been supplying and training their new recruits.  Southern president, Jefferson Davis, chose his army commanders for the Virginia area. Confederate General P.G.T Beauregard commanded The Army of the Potomac in northern Virginia.  Confederate General Joseph E Johnston commanded The Army of the Shenandoah in Harpers Ferry. General Robert E. Lee, who had not earned his fame yet, commanded The Army of West Virginia.  Finally, John B. Magruder’s little Army of the Peninsula was encamped outside of Richmond.  Meanwhile, the northern side was in a state of panic.  Lincoln was desperate to find army commanders even if they had no military training.  Consequentially, all four commanders were poor generals at best, and had no capability to command an army.

Tomorrow there will be more of Manassas because after all, tomorrow is another day....

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Jun. 2, 2006 - That was really interesting.

Posted by Anonymous

Thanks for educating me!

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