The same could be said of Robert E. “Granny” Lee - until he found his stride.
One of my favorite reads is “Les Misérables”.
The first English translation came out in 1862.
Was very popular, North and South.
“Lee’s Miserables” was a name proudly taken by the men of Army of Northern Virginia.
IIRC the southern version, was less ‘political’.
His own troops thought he was one strange bird. As such having your regiment attached to the Stonewall Brigade meant marching almost beyond human endurance. The only saving grace was when your regiment went into battle under Jackson's command you were fairly confident that he had a firm grasp of the situation and soon the Yankees would be reversing direction.