[Eric Pode of Croydon]

The Civil War offers some great contrasts in this regard.

I'll take a dour, narrow-eyed, muddy coated Grant or Longstreet any day over the coiffed and gold bedecked Picketts and Custers.

About the only example of the latter who rises to real competence is Jeb Stuart.

[X Fretensis]

or McClellan and Beauregard

[dsc]

“About the only example of the latter who rises to real competence is Jeb Stuart.”

Ah, but where was he when General Lee really needed him?