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I read a while ago the What If book and one part which interested me was a story titled: Confederate Cannae. In it the author states that the Battle of Glendale was the closest the confederacy ever came to destroying a federal army. The blame for the failure falls on Stonewall Jackson and the author supposes that had Jackson gotten some rest the night before the battle, he would've been his usual self and Lee could have destroyed McClellan's army. For those who have read the story or know about this battle, is this a realistic scenario that could have occurred? And if so, what consequences could have occurred had the Army of the Potomac been destroyed? Especially so early in the war. Thanks guys.
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