To: stinkerpot65
You have a small group of Freepers who definitely pro-Confederate. I think Lee was a gentleman and decent Christian, but were he a real military genius, there would probably be a Confederate States of America today.
American military leadership of the time seemed to lack finesse. There were no Sedans during the Civil War, no attempts to bring about a Cannae. There seemed only to be enough manuvering to take some high ground, and then bloody massed attacks by the other side to dislodge from that high ground. Given that dirth of military expertise, I think defeating the South economically was the only wise policy.
13 posted on
01/17/2014 11:48:58 AM PST by
attiladhun2
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To: attiladhun2
“You have a small group of Freepers who definitely pro-Confederate”
Actually its a small group of Freepers who like to come on every thread honoring General Robert E. Lee and try to smear him and the Southern heritage. They know who they are.
19 posted on
01/17/2014 12:09:19 PM PST by
Georgia Girl 2
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To: attiladhun2
but were he a real military genius, there would probably be a Confederate States of America today. There would more likely be a CSA today had there been a supply of boots and shoes in Virginia.
Robert E Lee: It appears we have appointed our worst Generals to command forces and our most gifted and brilliant to edit newspapers
- It appears that today our most gifted Generals are FReepers
20 posted on
01/17/2014 12:10:03 PM PST by
Repeat Offender
(What good are conservative principles if we don't stand by them?)
To: attiladhun2
You have a small group of Freepers who definitely pro-Confederate. I think Lee was a gentleman and decent Christian, but were he a real military genius, there would probably be a Confederate States of America today. And a small group who obviously have never heard of Google:
http://www.neatorama.com/2010/04/27/top-ten-generals/#!suluH
Virtually every search turns up the same list!!!
22 posted on
01/17/2014 12:12:07 PM PST by
ontap
To: attiladhun2
“There seemed only to be enough manuvering to take some high ground, and then bloody massed attacks by the other side to dislodge from that high ground.”
Not a bad tactic when one is out numbered 2:1 as Lee often was.
25 posted on
01/17/2014 12:19:24 PM PST by
Rebelbase
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To: attiladhun2
oh sure thing... with out being pro anyone. may I simply point out that the Union had twice the men and twice the economic engine of the Confederacy... I know of no army that can withstand that
29 posted on
01/17/2014 12:39:34 PM PST by
Nifster
To: attiladhun2
I think Lee was a gentleman and decent Christian, but were he a real military genius, there would probably be a Confederate States of America today. That's like saying Erwin Rommel or Heinz Guderian or Napoleon were not military geniuses because they didn't win their wars. I don't think that you would find a lot of people who agreed with that.
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