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gordianot

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8. Very correct when Lee was on the defensive he was brilliant.

Reply to packman (Original post)

Sun May 21, 2017, 12:16 PM

May 2017

However much of that success could be attributed to brilliant the supreme weirdo General Jackson. The lost wrong Confederate cause is America's greatest tragedy and waste. We are just a few months into America's second greatest tragedy the occupation and subjugation of American politics by Russia and domestic traitors.

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Gen. Robert E. Lee - Not that good at his job [View all] packman May 2017 OP

General Lee had a propensity to crash, too Brother Buzz May 2017 #1

I've done a bit of reading and studying of the Civil War... Wounded Bear May 2017 #2

There was a lot of ineptitude in that war underpants May 2017 #5

Conversely, many of the Southern gentlemen you're talking about... Wounded Bear May 2017 #9

Sherman, Sheridan and Grant. Blue_true May 2017 #19

General George Thomas, a Virginian that wasn't a traitor DefenseLawyer May 2017 #21

Accepted, I had read about a southerner who was an Blue_true May 2017 #23

The Rock of Chicamauga thucythucy May 2017 #28

+1, The plantation owners had to lead the cannon fodder to death so they could keep slaves uponit7771 May 2017 #16

Actually, they did not GeoWilliam750 May 2017 #24

Oh don't tell this to the "Lost cause" industry underpants May 2017 #3

I've always thought Lee was the most over rated general of the war. Foamfollower May 2017 #4

eh, Billy was a lousy tactician. malthaussen May 2017 #13

The defeated South desperately needed a hero. Many still need one. nt oasis May 2017 #6

Arguably, the south lost the war when Jackson was killed...friendly fire I might add Docreed2003 May 2017 #7

Very correct when Lee was on the defensive he was brilliant. gordianot May 2017 #8

That may be going a bit too far. malthaussen May 2017 #10

Yeah I don't buy the defensive strategy argument either Kentonio May 2017 #25

Just for fun... Sancho May 2017 #11

Statistics of "Great Generals" ThoughtCriminal May 2017 #12

This presumes one agrees with General Groves's criterion. malthaussen May 2017 #14

That also assumes that the chance of winning is always 50-50 Kentonio May 2017 #26

Lee went on attack because of non reality based conservative thinking... Stupid cons think they have uponit7771 May 2017 #15

Lee was very successful defensively.... Adrahil May 2017 #17

Oh packman, YOU DO LOVE CATS.... onecent May 2017 #18

He should have been hung for treason BannonsLiver May 2017 #20

Pickett's Charge was an inexplicable decision, and a terrible one. kwassa May 2017 #22

anyone who has stood at the bottom of that long field looking up at the ridge, Voltaire2 May 2017 #27

My great-grandfather probably watched the charge. kwassa May 2017 #31

The Union won because of a recce pilot and a FAC. trof May 2017 #29

Lee was another Napoleon, while Napoleon was a master of maneuver, he shifted to only assaults. TheBlackAdder May 2017 #30