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“I was just reading about Bragg - he was the worst general the CSA had, and contributed to their defeat. Only Jeff Davis liked him.”

Hood as an army commander is right up there with Bragg. If they’re going to rename Ft Hood again, they should go with Audie Murphy, the greatest Texan hero of all.


58 posted on 01/28/2025 9:46:30 PM PST by rxh4n1
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To: rxh4n1
Hood was good as a divisional commander but not as an army commander.

IMO, the South's best generals were:

Robert E. Lee

Stonewall Jackson

Nathan Bedford Forrest

Patrick Cleburne

Jeb Stuart

Many thought Albert Sidney Johnston was the best but he caught a bullet behind his right knee in his first major battle (Shiloh) and died so its impossible to tell.

61 posted on 01/28/2025 10:19:24 PM PST by FLT-bird
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