Even if the Confederates had won this battle, the outcome of the war was a foregone conclusion. A Confederate victory would only have prolonged the inevitable. With the massive loss of troops, Lee could not even hope to invest Washington, let alone capture it. Remember, Vicksburg was also lost on this day, an equally devastating blow to the Confederacy.
Even if the Confederates had won this battle, the outcome of the war was a foregone conclusion. A Confederate victory would only have prolonged the inevitable. With the massive loss of troops, Lee could not even hope to invest Washington, let alone capture it. Remember, Vicksburg was also lost on this day, an equally devastating blow to the Confederacy.