To: LS
Lee was a gentleman and a great commander. The adoration of his men and their willingness to follow him into the darkness of war are a tribute to his leadership. You would be hard pressed to include Sherman in his company.
To: stainlessbanner
Lee was a gentleman and a great commander. The adoration of his men and their willingness to follow him into the darkness of war are a tribute to his leadership. Lee's army was riven with desertion.
Walt
9 posted on
07/15/2003 7:07:46 AM PDT by
WhiskeyPapa
(Virtue is the uncontested prize.)
To: stainlessbanner
Um, read Victor Hanson's "The Soul of Battle" and see how Sherman's men felt about him. The sad thing is that Lee's men felt that way even after his shocking malfeasance at Gettysburg.
16 posted on
07/15/2003 7:21:44 AM PDT by
LS
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