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To: garbageseeker
by the way Patton's Grandfather fought in the Confederate Army with the 22nd Virginia Infantry
228 posted on 08/18/2006 9:39:07 PM PDT by StoneWall Brigade (America Love it or Leave it!)
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To: StoneWall Brigade

I did not know that. No wonder where Patton got his great skills as a commander. The Confederate Army of the Virginia was probably the best army of the Civil war. They held the the Army of the Potomac in knots until the very end.


262 posted on 08/18/2006 9:50:38 PM PDT by garbageseeker (Wars may be fought by weapons, but they are won by men.- General George Patton)
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