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To: Restorer; stainlessbanner

Buford, described by a Yankee colonel as "decidedly the best cavalry general" in the Army of the Potomac..

That was the point: Buford was the best Yankee cavalryman.

I agree re Stuart and Forrest. Stuart had talent, but he was all about Stuart, and if Lee hadn't been so fond of him, Stuart would have been demoted or cashiered long before Gettyburg. Forrest was referred to as "that devil Forrest" by Sherman; anyone who earns that kind of sobriquet from their opponent is certainly doing something right.

22 posted on 09/23/2004 12:09:52 PM PDT by macbee ("Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake." - Napoleon Bonaparte)

Classic example of the headline not really relating to the points made in the actual article.

46 posted on 09/23/2004 12:32:26 PM PDT by Restorer (They have the microphone, but we have the remote.)

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