Reply #13: I've always felt that historians have given John Pope a raw deal [View All]

[NoPasaran]

Okay, he was not in the same league of commanders as generals like Grant and Sherman, but a lot of the blame for his defeat at Second Manassas needs to be laid at the feet of the McClellan clique in the Army of the Potomac. He was aggressive and ready to fight at a time when Lincoln was having a very hard time finding anyone willing to press the war in Virginia. He certainly deserves better than to be grouped with totally incompetent political generals like Banks and Sigel.