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To: rlmorel

IMO The first modern general who, foregoing frontal attack, understood movement, logistics and mechanized infantry(using trains) was General Longstreet.


24 posted on 04/06/2017 6:19:49 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: central_va

Longstreet was one hell of a General, and a great leader of men. I admire him.


42 posted on 04/06/2017 7:17:29 AM PDT by rlmorel (President Donald J. Trump ... Making Liberal Heads Explode, 140 Characters at a Time)
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To: central_va
central_va: "The first modern general who, foregoing frontal attack, understood movement, logistics and mechanized infantry(using trains) was General Longstreet."

Thanks for that.
I also rank Longstreet very high (1 Lee, 2 Jackson, 3 Forrest, 4 Longstreet, 5 Cleburne) but am uncertain how Southerners view him, considering his whole life.
You vote puts Longstreet firmly in fourth place among Confederate generals, in my opinion.

49 posted on 04/06/2017 7:57:08 AM PDT by BroJoeK (a little historical perspective...)
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