Elennsar
Colonel
- Joined
- May 14, 2008
- Location
- California
Basically, who accomplished the most with the resources they had to work with, and who accomplished the least (or the most harm)?
For purposes of this question, all brigade commanders merit being considered as generals whether they held that rank or not.
My nominations:
Most effective: Winfield S. Hancock. If he wasn't there, day 2 could easily have been a defeat for the Union.
Plenty of other generals who pulled their weight and then some, but he well and truly lived up to being "the Superb" that day.
Least effective: William Mahone (whose brigade did exactly what? Oh, right, nothing.)
For purposes of this question, all brigade commanders merit being considered as generals whether they held that rank or not.
My nominations:
Most effective: Winfield S. Hancock. If he wasn't there, day 2 could easily have been a defeat for the Union.
Plenty of other generals who pulled their weight and then some, but he well and truly lived up to being "the Superb" that day.
Least effective: William Mahone (whose brigade did exactly what? Oh, right, nothing.)