Hood should not be on this list. As a Division commander, he was brilliant . After he was severely wounded 2x --not so much. His actions destroyed his own army.(Battles of Franklin and Nashville)
The problem is none of the Union generals were Lieutenant Generals. The rank of Lieutenant General was only ever held by Grant in the Union army during the war, and only held by Sherman, Sheridan, and briefly John M. Schofield before the rank was retired by Congress in 1895. That's what makes this video so ridiculous. They either deliberately chose a rank that allowed them to only use a single Union general, or they didn't understand how Civil War military ranks worked across the Union and Confederate armies. Either way, this list is profoundly dumb.
Well, where do I start? If you are comparing men with the same command responsibilities, i. e. corps commanders, then fair enough, but the CSA and USV had different ranking systems. US corps commanders were major generals - Hancock was never Lt. Gen, but was a very good corps commander - so comparing them by rank alone is pointless. Grant never commanded a corps in battle being elevated to army command before the corps system was formalised. How anyone can include Ewell but ignore Jackson beggars belief but hey, it's about opinions. Incidentally, the picture purporting to be Hancock at 13.45 is a photo of Joshua Chamberlain. I do however find the videos interesting and entertaining and look forward to them.
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Hood was an excellent subordinate general. He was a good example of the "Peter Principal" was says people are promoted until they reach a level that is beyond their abilities. As Lee stated when told by Jefferson Davis that Hood would replace Johnson in the Atlanta campaign . "Hood is a bold fighter, as to his other abilities I am in doubt."
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Hood should not be on this list. As a Division commander, he was brilliant . After he was severely wounded 2x --not so much. His actions destroyed his own army.(Battles of Franklin and Nashville)
General U.S.Grant is the greatest
Hood famously destroyed an army, the one he commanded. This pod cast is worthless. GOODBY!
Generals who should have made the list: Union: Sherman, Sheridan, Thomas, Mead; Confederate: Joe Johnston, Lee, Jackson, Stuart.
The problem is none of the Union generals were Lieutenant Generals. The rank of Lieutenant General was only ever held by Grant in the Union army during the war, and only held by Sherman, Sheridan, and briefly John M. Schofield before the rank was retired by Congress in 1895. That's what makes this video so ridiculous. They either deliberately chose a rank that allowed them to only use a single Union general, or they didn't understand how Civil War military ranks worked across the Union and Confederate armies.
Either way, this list is profoundly dumb.
Well, where do I start? If you are comparing men with the same command responsibilities, i. e. corps commanders, then fair enough, but the CSA and USV had different ranking systems. US corps commanders were major generals - Hancock was never Lt. Gen, but was a very good corps commander - so comparing them by rank alone is pointless. Grant never commanded a corps in battle being elevated to army command before the corps system was formalised.
How anyone can include Ewell but ignore Jackson beggars belief but hey, it's about opinions.
Incidentally, the picture purporting to be Hancock at 13.45 is a photo of Joshua Chamberlain.
I do however find the videos interesting and entertaining and look forward to them.
Stonewall Jackson
Lee asked Ewell to attack Culp's Hill, not Cemetery Hill.
1. James Longstreet. 2. Nathan Bedford Forrest. 3. Stonewall. 4. Patrick Cleburne. 5. Jubal Early.
Love your videos aways stirring up 💩”To all the unbelievers of Robert E. Lee if he had chosen death on the battle field this county would be very different. You should be thankful he chosed peace. God Bless, “Robert E. Lee and the Army of Northern Virginia.”
Sherman
Hood!?!? Are you daft? He was a terrible General...
Hood was an excellent subordinate general. He was a good example of the "Peter Principal" was says people are promoted until they reach a level that is beyond their abilities. As Lee stated when told by Jefferson Davis that Hood would replace Johnson in the Atlanta campaign . "Hood is a bold fighter, as to his other abilities I am in doubt."
Sherman
Sherman