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General Pope for all of his faults was fighting the post Peninsula Campaign with tremendous restrictions including little support from Mac. It has been said that Pope was set up for failure.

But what if General Pope is able to hold Lee to the Rapidan River until the rest of the Army of the Potomac arrives. Does President Lincoln keep a winning (at least for the Eastern Theater) general in command? Can we promote Mac to a training role, one he does so well?
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