No - especially after Johnston was badly wounded and had to be replaced by Lee.
The Union armies were driven back almost to the sea.
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George McClellan
George McClellan
McClellan's Peninsular campaign failed because the Confederate army was defending Richmond better that McClellan anticipated. They retreated, then turned and attacked McClellan, surprising the Union general.
To capture Richmond, the capital of the Confederate States of America.
It was known as the Peninsular Campaign.
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ANSWER Gen. McClellan during his Peninsular Campaign.
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He felt it would leave Washington vulnerable to attack from the Shenandoah.
This was McClellans Peninsular Campaign of 1862.