He lost his nerve, perhaps because of the formidable character of the Confederate works or perhaps because of a recurring bout with malaria, but his hesitation may have lost him the opportunity to shorten the war by nearly a year.
Han mistede modet, måske på grund af de voldsomme konfødererede befæstninger, måske på grund af sin jævnligt tilbagevendende malaria, men hans tøven var skyld i, at en mulighed for at forkorte krigen med næsten et år gik tabt.