Lee Does Not Invade Pennsylvania

The Sandman

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Out of curiosity, would there be any advantage in trying to destroy the Union army on the Peninsula instead of launching the OTL Gettysburg Campaign?
 

Anaxagoras

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Out of curiosity, would there be any advantage in trying to destroy the Union army on the Peninsula instead of launching the OTL Gettysburg Campaign?

Not really. Longstreet showed up with a full corps of the AoNV earlier in the year but wasn't able to accomplish much. If the Confederates contributed greater forces, the Union troops would simply withdraw to Fort Monroe and, as soon as the rebels had left, move back in to reoccupy whatever they had just left.
 
Out of curiosity, would there be any advantage in trying to destroy the Union army on the Peninsula instead of launching the OTL Gettysburg Campaign?

The best chance to destroy any significant part of the Union Army on the Peninsula was the previous summer, at Glendale.

Because the further down the Peninsula you go, the more vulnerable you are to Union naval power.
 
The best chance to destroy any significant part of the Union Army on the Peninsula was the previous summer, at Glendale.

Because the further down the Peninsula you go, the more vulnerable you are to Union naval power.

This.

And focusing on 4th and 7th Corps at the expense of the Army of the Potomac is a poor investment.
 
Slaves joining the Union forces would only add insult to injury, and strenghten Confederate morale.

:rolleyes:

Of course, and the ex-slaves-turned-soldiers' thoughts on this matter are... immaterial. Yes, somehow losing, and losing, and losing, and losing will make a government with questionable legitimacy that's already dealing with internal armed resistance stronger, tougher, more willing to fight.

This is looking like a Lost Cause.
 
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