To: DIRTYSECRET
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.
19 posted on
06/22/2018 12:01:36 PM PDT by
DesertRhino
(Dog is man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up. ....)
To: DesertRhino
Rhode Island’s own Nathaniel Greene....and, of course, Stone wall Jackson!
21 posted on
06/22/2018 12:03:19 PM PDT by
Dansong
To: DesertRhino
“...but Grant was Americas greatest General.
What cemented Grant’s greatness was his overall strategy during the Overland Campaign. He engaged what was the South’s greatest asset, the ANV, and battered it ‘til it was pinned up against the James River. His continual outflanking of Lee was the key. Grant’s army was in turn battered by the ANV - but he was able to replace those losses. Lee couldn’t.
To: DesertRhino
Grant was a butcher of his own men.
32 posted on
06/22/2018 12:09:26 PM PDT by
Lagmeister
( false prophets shall rise, and shall show signs and wonders Mark 13:22)
To: DesertRhino
Joshua Chamberlain he saved the union with that wheel to roll up the confederates
72 posted on
06/22/2018 12:45:53 PM PDT by
Dog
(..."I'm just a cook....")
To: DesertRhino
Lot easier to win when you have four times the manpower and resources to call upon.
In an even fight, they would have lost the whole thing.
117 posted on
06/22/2018 1:17:54 PM PDT by
DiogenesLamp
("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
To: DesertRhino
I agree with your assessment of Grant. His campaign to take Vicksburg was brilliant. He not only succeeded in crossing the Mississippi with his entire army but he kept his opponent totally baffled on where he was.
381 posted on
06/23/2018 6:01:54 AM PDT by
ops33
(SMSgt, USAF, Retired)
To: DesertRhino
I kind of agree with what your saying except for Custer!
You’re going to have to do a lot of convincing of me on that one! I don’t even place Custer on par with Stuart.
392 posted on
06/23/2018 1:45:15 PM PDT by
Reily
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