[MarvinStinson]

But the Princeton professors say Lee was not a good general.

[jmacusa]

He wasn't. Any military man worth his salt wouldn't and in Lees position wouldn't have gone to war. Even though Lee won battles he should have seen the hand writing on the wall after Gettysburg and certainly the very next day, July 4, 1863 when Vicksburg fell. Having invaded your enemy's territory he has soundly defeated you in an epic three day battle, which includes a near suicidal infantry charge into the face of enemy fire forever known in military jargon as a suicidal tactic , your enemy has now seized what had been your capitol city(Vicksburg) which is an important river port city, has geographically split your own home territory in two and given your enemy control of one of the worlds largest rivers which had been your main avenue of movement and supply. Any one with brain and any moral decency would see that there should have been no point in continuing to fight but Lee led the carnage for another two years.