WI: George Thomas in command of the army of the James

Butler could not be ignored as he was the senior general after Grant.
And he was too important politically to piss off. Hence why he was not relieved until the 1st Fort Fisher Fiasco after Lincoln was safely re-elected.
Gotta love political generals.
 

Anaxagoras

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One thing. Sheridan had an opportunity after his Valley campaign to take Richmond. He didn't take advantage of it.

I think you might be thinking of the situation just after the Battle of Yellow Tavern, while was well before the Valley Campaign, when Sheridan thought he could have taken Richmond. But he wasn't sure if he could have held it and he risked losing his entire cavalry corps if he tried, so he turned back to Grant.
 
I think you might be thinking of the situation just after the Battle of Yellow Tavern, while was well before the Valley Campaign, when Sheridan thought he could have taken Richmond. But he wasn't sure if he could have held it and he risked losing his entire cavalry corps if he tried, so he turned back to Grant.
No. I was talking about after Sheridan's Valley campaign. October 1864, not May.
 
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