He was... any military historian will agree with that statement..
Trump could always get the job of being America’s teaching historian...
The TV show would be better than The Apprentice.
Lee was a great general. Read about his accomplishments during the Mexican War. It involves a volcano field.
So, in order to not offend libtards, we’re not allowed to praise a Confederate officer?
Screw that.
I’ll praise him. Lee absolutely was a great general. There is no disputing it.
He was an incredible, inspirational leader, and his troops loved him.
As well as Stonewall Jackson. And John Singleton Mosby. And Nathan Bedford Forrest. And Jeb Stuart. And A.P. Hill. They knew how to fight and how to cause havoc to the enemy - that’s what an army is supposed to do.
And I’m a “Yankee”.
Lee was a great General regardless of what Liberals say. After the war he supported reconciliation between the North & South. AND, Unlike many Democrats he supported ending slavery. Lee went to West Point, fought in the Mexican-American War, and chose to fight for the South, his birth place. When the Alt Left Southern Poverty Law Center Goes crazy about Robert E.Lee ...that’s all you need to know...
Lee’s generalship is subject to criticism in recent years for the high casualties he repeatedly incurred by going on the tactical offensive against prepared Union lines. Eventually, the South was bled dry and exhausted. In addition, Lee was sometimes vague in his orders and did not always coordinate his subordinates well. Lost Cause mythmaking has tended to inflate Lee’s military reputation.
Great man, great general but lost Gettysburg because poor decision making on his part.
1st in his class at West Point. Commandant at West Point. Asked by Lincoln to command US troops after Civil War started. Fought a defensive war against US troops for 5 years. Yes I think that qualifies him as a great general.
Author Burke Davis, Gray Fox: Robert E. Lee and the Civil War. Astounding documentation of his greatness and positive impact on our history.