tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2972158399131973757.post3426006114417042949..comments2024-02-20T01:38:55.934-05:00Comments on All Not So Quiet Along the Potomac: McDowell and Civilians in Northern Virginia: Trying to Do the Right Thing (Part I)Ron Baumgartenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12449787740945022061noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2972158399131973757.post-77464468560014401742011-07-26T08:36:06.425-04:002011-07-26T08:36:06.425-04:00Thanks for your comment. In Northern Virginia in t...Thanks for your comment. In Northern Virginia in the summer of 1861, at least, McDowell was hampered by raw recruits and new officers who just didn't see things his way when it came to conciliation. From what I have read, the Army brass supported such an overall policy at the time, but the problem came in the execution.Ron Baumgartenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12449787740945022061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2972158399131973757.post-90128251879725944422011-07-25T23:13:58.622-04:002011-07-25T23:13:58.622-04:00General McDowell always wanted to see the right th...General McDowell always wanted to see the right thing done but never had had the staff or power to enforce such things. He was a visionary and a perfectionist and was constantly disappointed by his imperfect world. Yet he constantly strove to achieve perfection, His visionary dreams shaped the Western United States even if he did not win the Battle of Bull Run.<br /><br />Susan Evelyn McDowell ColeSusan Evelyn McDowell Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16193046751574125708noreply@blogger.com