America’s Greatest Generals would probably go Washington, Jackson (who is also a problem for the left), Patton, Lee, in that order. However, I see your point and agree.
Maybe the greatest British General ever, Viscount Garnet Wolsley said that of all the great men he had met, and he had met most of the great ones of his time, Lee was in a class by himself.
He considered him not only the best general but the best man.
If it weren’t for congestive heart failure he likely wouldn’t have called for the charge across the Peach Orchard (Pickett’s).
He probably would have prevailed at Gettysburg and marched on Washington.
History would have been different.
Except he wasn’t “our” greatest general. He was the military commander of an insurrectionist faction that took up arms against the United States of America.
Talented, may have meant well, was a man of decency and character — but he picked the wrong cause.
Dwight D. Eisenhower in Defense of Robert E. Lee
http://www.civilwarprofiles.com/dwight-d-eisenhower-in-defense-of-robert-e-lee/
He ordered Pickets charge.
A military disaster of epic proportions.
It almost succeeded, and would have been one of the very great accomplishments...but it failed.
Lee was wonderful, but Grant was America’s greatest General. And Sherman should be considered. And a very strong case can be made for General Custer. They’ve made him into a laughing stock today but the truth of it is he probably saved the union during the Civil War.
Why not George Washington as greatest General?
PING for later
The guy who commanded the losing side at Gettysburg?
Not hardly...
None of you understand what family means.
You’ve probably got your mom or dad in a nursing home and told yourself you can’t take care of them so it’s ok. They’ll get better treatment there anyway...Right?
Well there was a time when the idea of shooting down your children, brothers, cousins, uncles, and best friends and neighbors was a bit much...you might say it was unimaginable.
So all of the people that thought that is exactly what LEE should have done tells me that even in the conservative movement there are idiots who have no moral code, no love of kin, and no sense of place. AND I PROMISE YOU THAT NONE OF WERE BORN AND RAISED IN THE SOUTH.
So keep embarrassing yourself by saying the men who WERE CONSCRIPTED BY THEIR LEGAL GOVERNMENT......MARCHED OFF TO FIGHT....AND GAVE IT ALL for their families and kin are somehow not worthy of respect.
Y’all must be trolls or idgits of the first degree.
Not one of ours. He fought for the insurrectionists.
At least among the top three.
Washington did nothing but lose until the Battle of Trenton after being chased out of NY and NJ. My money is on Grant.
He should have gone to the right...
He’s certainly my favorite. Visited his grave again in April and left a penny at Traveller’s grave.