Daniel MacArthur

Daniel MacArthur was a US officer during the Great War and the Second Great War. MacArthur is a parallel to OTL Douglas MacArthur. During the Great War MacArthur served as a Brigadier General under George Custer. He was one of the youngest generals during the war and he was also one of the youngest division commanders. He also rivaled Custer in grandeur and attention. They both developed a dislike for each other and many times MacArthur was not given enough supplies or weapons because Custer held them back. After the war MacArthur also became unpopular in the US General Staff and his career began to slow from the quick start it had begun at. He was appointed military commander of the troops in Houston when the state began to revolt against the US. MacArthur was able to do little to stop the riots and he was reassigned after the plebiscite. At some point after this he was given a promotion to Major General. During the Second Great War he was given command of the US troops attacking Northern Virginia. However MacArthur delayed the attack for some time and he allowed the Confederate forces opposite him to prepare for the attack. His attack was slow, but it did advance. The CS Army counterattack caught him by surprise and pushed his troops back after they had advanced towards the Rapidan river. Despite this his troops began to go forward again, but at a slower pace. Once his troops did reach the Rapidan he insisted on attacking the city of Fredricksburg. Both of the two Battles of Fredricksburg were failures and his drive to Richmond was postponed as the US Army began to move toops west to deal with Operation Coalscuttle.