“Arguably the best Calvaryman on either side.”
What’s your opinion of Wade Hampton as a cavalryman?
He was good, damn good.
Forrest I feel was a better commander, in that he built up his own regiment, and after Bragg took his men, he built up his own brigade from scratch. Hampton never had to build up his own brigade, he wasn’t promoted to Lieutenant General until close to the end of the war, serving mostly under Stuart.
It’s a pity Hampton was under Stuart, and wasn’t present at Gettysburg. Confederacy command in the west wasn’t strong at all, except for Forrest and Hood, which is a shame because the West decided the war.