Kire
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Sat Jan-15-05 05:00 PM
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The most underrated General in US history was Robert F. Lee. |
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His men called him General "Flea", but they respected his ability to win battles.
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Sat Jan-15-05 05:05 PM
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1. After Pickett's charge, he lost a bunch of his luster. However, he |
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was beloved and very smart.
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Sat Jan-15-05 05:11 PM
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2. not underrated. a first rate tactician |
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but his real skill was his ability to correctly judge the military ability of his foes, and make his battle plans accordingly.
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Sat Jan-15-05 05:12 PM
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don't know enough about American history to comment on the man himself.
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Sat Jan-15-05 05:12 PM
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4. Take a trip to rural Virginia and say that |
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You would get a worse reaction from the locals than if you criticized Jesus Christ or George W. Bush.
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Sat Jan-15-05 05:15 PM
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Sat Jan-15-05 05:19 PM
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7. Oh, some people got it! |
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I was just looking to see where the day took it.
Didn't General "Flea" have a little trouble finding a good guitarist? Plus his lost most of his great tactical success after he gave up his vaunted "slap and pop" strategy.
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Sat Jan-15-05 05:17 PM
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6. Lee had the advantge of many inept Union generals against him |
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It's not that Lee never made mistakes. He did, sometimes very revealing mistakes, but too often McLellan (twice), Pope, Hooker, Burnside and even Meade failed to take advantage of them.
I have found that Lee was actually a rather cautious general in most cases and that that caution often gave the Union Army many opportunities to destroy the Army of Northern Virginia.
Pickett's Charge was a foolish move, though Pickett's men fought valiantly, and one regiment even broke through to the Union lines, but the rest were sitting ducks.
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