matthew mckeon
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To my mind, Lee was a far superior general to Hood. Pickett's Charge was a mistake, but Lee had consistently won victories since taking command before the Seven Days. He won victories because he was an excellent general. As a corps commander and army commander, Hood was out of his depth. Any battles he presided over were ghastly defeats. Certainly his Tennessee foray which laid Georgia open to Sherman's march was a massive strategic miscalculation.
Lee can be faulted for his mistakes at Gettysburg. But he kept the war out of Virginia for a year, and even after July 3rd, the Union failed to attack him, and he was able to detach Longstreet's corps to help win the only real Confederate victory in the West, Chickamanga.
Lee can be faulted for his mistakes at Gettysburg. But he kept the war out of Virginia for a year, and even after July 3rd, the Union failed to attack him, and he was able to detach Longstreet's corps to help win the only real Confederate victory in the West, Chickamanga.