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To: PROCON
I do understand the reverence for General Robert E. Lee. I share it. He was a great general and a good and great man.

All Confederate generals were great AND good!

The answer to your question is found in piles of box written about the whys of the civil war.

General Sherman was a monster. Useless Grant was a tyrannical president. Honest Abe wasn't very honest.

21 posted on 06/25/2015 7:07:14 AM PDT by HomerBohn (When did it change from "We the people" to "screw the people" ?)
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To: HomerBohn
All Confederate generals were great AND good!

With the exception of Gen. John B. Hood. Your statement has merit.

25 posted on 06/25/2015 7:13:06 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: HomerBohn
All Confederate generals were great AND good!

Braxton Bragg was a mediocre general at best. He left the field of his only victory (Chickamauga) before the fighting was over, leading to an incomplete victory. General Longstreet (who was both great and good) said of him he was more interested in the victory parade than the victory. But he was a friend of Jefferson Davis, so he was promoted to Chief of Staff where he could do no more harm.

Grant was no tyrant, but a good man who gave Lee better terms than he had any right to expect. He is also IMHO was the best general in US history, including Lee. The first truly modern general in history.

87 posted on 06/25/2015 12:58:22 PM PDT by Hugin ("Do yourself a favor--first thing, get a firearm!",)
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