(People here agree that Foote is worthy reading?)
Not able to read much, as I am in bed ill with my usual prompted me to open up Shelby Foote's Fort Sumter to Perrysville. Reminds me how despite several victories in the South in Missouri and Virginia the reality of the first year of the War is ugly for them with the loss of Both Vital Border State Forts and Nashville. As far as I am at is Jefferson's Speech in early '62. Lee is some sort of Godsend in not so much his skill but in his coming and saving the South from what would most likely be for certain loss in 1862. With Mac coming up to take Richmond... Even if this was not accomplished that 1 victory(which was in fact a brilliant idea) the 3 major losses to Lee subsequently are shocking and stall the Union Victory.
I can see how in game all the leader ratings are really "void" because in reality the situations they were in often shaped things. Never had this much time to dig through several Civil War Books... Even went through Abner DoubleDay and boy he is VERY enlightening if you take him at his word. Also Keegan who I like who is far broader a stroke on details.(sort of light reading)