Thread: Best Generals by STATE.

Quote: Originally Posted by Pruitt I think Logan was a victim of the West Point Protection Association. Sherman surely never gave him proper praise. When someone does a good job handling a Corps and the commander then calls him the best Division Commander he had, something is not right! I wonder if some of the South Illinois regiments he told at the beginning of the war that he would lead them back home if the war ever became about slavery,...

The more I read about Logan, the more I think he was hosed. Every history where he shows up, he's at the forefront of the fighting and making the right moves. A better fighting general would be hard to find. I only wish he was from Ohio.

Quote: Originally Posted by hiram242 JEB Stuart...and, yes, I know he had problems with Gettysburg. Which problems were those? I'm curious to hear what you believe the problems are.

Very Good: George "Maryland" Steuart Good: James J. Archer

Quote: Originally Posted by Pruitt I think Logan was a victim of the West Point Protection Association. Sherman surely never gave him proper praise. When someone does a good job handling a Corps and the commander then calls him the best Division Commander he had, something is not right! I wonder if some of the South Illinois regiments he told at the beginning of the war that he would lead them back home if the war ever became about slavery,...

Quote: Originally Posted by Eric Wittenberg Incorrect. John and Napoleon were half-brothers. Both were Union generals. Abraham Buford, who commanded a division under Forrest, was their first cousin, not a brother or half brother. Eric I'm sorry, but I was trying to convey that distinction. My humble apologies are tendered for my inability to express my thoughts more precisely.

..as far as undervalued, A.S. Williams of 12th Corps comes to mind.

Quote: Originally Posted by TomDeFranco It works for me. Were there guys actually born here, or did they migrate here? Do you know? I know Hurlbut was born in South Carolina.

I think Logan was a victim of the West Point Protection Association. Sherman surely never gave him proper praise. When someone does a good job handling a Corps and the commander then calls him the best Division Commander he had, something is not right! I wonder if some of the South Illinois regiments he told at the beginning of the war that he would lead them back home if the war ever became about slavery, ever called him on it? Pruitt

Quote: Originally Posted by hellboy30 While I would tend to agree on Buell, I would question the choice of Rosecrans. Much like Burnside, Rosecrans had a lot of successes & one major defeat. He was very successful in West Virginia against Lee (even though McClellan got the credit) in 1861, he won at Iuka & Corinth in 1862, he won at Stones River in 1862/63, & his Tullahoma campaign in the summer of 1863 was almost a...