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03991 Re: Trump: Robert E Lee, a very fine general......
   Hi De! Your assumption was correct. Generalship. Stonewall Ja...
micro   BAF   28 Apr 2019
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03986 Re: Trump: Robert E Lee, a very fine general......
   I'm with you on Patton, De. But Sherman? I have to think of his 'Mar...
Zimbler0   BAF   28 Apr 2019
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Re: Trump: Robert E Lee, a very fine general......

By: Decomposed in BAF
Sun, 28 Apr 19 1:05 AM
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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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