[wardaddy]

I agree....in reverse of course....LOL...in any event Forrest killed more folks up close and personal...does that count?...again LOL

[weikel]

Forrest was the best tactician, Sherman was the best strategist( Sherman was not a good tactician at all but he was so good as a strategist that was almost irrelevant). Forrest was the only Southern commander who Sherman feared he said something along the lines of " I want that man killed and I don't care if it takes 100,000 men and bankrupts the treasury". I think one reason Sherman may have been so thorough about destorying supplies is he feared his army would be picked away by guerilla attacks from Forrest if he left anything for Forrest men to eat.