Note #2: James
M. McPherson essentially supports this view:
“…risk-averse behavior especially characterized the commanders of the
Army of the Potomac, who operated in the glare of media publicity with the
government in Washington looking over their shoulders…” (p.30). McPherson, James M. “A. Lincoln, Commander in Chief” in Our Lincoln: New Perspectives on Lincoln and
his World, edited by Eric Foner (New York: W.W. Norton & Co., c 2008),
pp. 19 – 36.
Written by William Smith
Written by William Smith