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re: Just found out I had two ancestors in Pickett's Charge
Posted on 4/4/15 at 12:09 pm to Wishnitwas1998
Posted on 4/4/15 at 12:09 pm to Wishnitwas1998
I can and in the same war. Nathan Bedford Forrest might well have been the finest cavalry commander we have had before or since, his politics aside.
General Lee made some pretty big mistakes, just about the entire Gettysburg campaign comes to mind. But in his defense he wasn't in the best of health for a lot of the war. During much of his time he had some serious digestive tract issues and probable dehydration, heart problems and sciatica.
IMO the worst was Braxton Bragg, Civil War wise.
General Lee made some pretty big mistakes, just about the entire Gettysburg campaign comes to mind. But in his defense he wasn't in the best of health for a lot of the war. During much of his time he had some serious digestive tract issues and probable dehydration, heart problems and sciatica.
IMO the worst was Braxton Bragg, Civil War wise.
This post was edited on 4/4/15 at 12:17 pm
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Posted on 4/4/15 at 1:09 pm to antibarner
Forrest might have been a great commander, but by most accounts I've read he was an equally horrible person. RELee was a good man as well as a great commander.
Posted on 4/4/15 at 8:14 pm to antibarner
Pemberton was pretty bad too.
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