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Re: "speaking of U.S. Generals, just curious, but if you had to choose a list of the top five, who would you place on it?"
That's an interesting question. I'm not a historian. There are probably some outstanding ones I don't know much about. Also, your question needs clarification. Are you asking who the greatest MEN were, or who the greatest military leaders were? I'm going to assume the latter. My quick list would be:

1. George S. Patton
2. Tecumseh Sherman
3. Robert E. Lee
4. Dwight D. Eisenhower
5. George Washington

I'm tempted to replace Washington with John Pershing or Ulysses Grant, but I'll keep the list as it is with some reluctance.

I don't know Phil Sheridan and I wouldn't have MacArthur high on my list. Otherwise, everyone you listed was outstanding. It's interesting that you ascribe so much to Stonewall Jackson. I didn't know! Lee, though, was brilliant. Did you know that he entrenched Richmond years ahead of time... showing how far ahead he was thinking. Patton is probably the only one on my list who couldn't be moved by a spot or two.




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Re: Trump: Robert E Lee, a very fine general......
By: micro
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Sun, 28 Apr 19 12:12 AM
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speaking of U.S. Generals, just curious, but if you had to choose a list of the top five, who would you place on it?

WW2 had some outstanding Generals as well as several from the Civil War era, and let;s not forget Washington, who overcame incredulous odds, and scarce supplies, and almost 90 percent untrained men to fight against the greatest European militry power. Yet, he held on and succeeded.

Did you include Thomas "stonewall" Jackson on your list ? Were it not for him and his planning the unconventional, Lee would not have succeeded. If his own men did not shoot him and eventually he died from those wounds and complications from them (pneumonia), I believe the South would have won that war.

Ever read about Phil Sheridan? He was good.

Anyway, just got me to thinking about great Generals as well.

Eisenhower, Patton, Bradley, MacArthur. That's quite a group from WW2.



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