Most missed General?

[zburkett]

I have to agree with Captindrew, Jackson and Reynolds head the list. Then I would add Stewart and Buford. After that we could argue all the way through a 5th of Kentucky's best.

 

[Bruce Vail]

In his official report after the Battle of South Mountain, Garland's commanding officer, Maj. Gen. D.H. Hill memorialized him by writing, "This brilliant service, however, cost us the life of that pure, gallant, and accomplished Christian soldier, General Garland, who had no superiors and few equals in the service."[18]

Any thoughts on Gen. Samuel Garland?

 

[major bill]

Would Johnston have led the Confederate armies instead of Lee, had he lived?

I would think Johnston would remain in the west.

 

[major bill]

Confederate:
A.S. Johnston
Stonewall Jackson
W. Dorsey Pender

Union:
Nathaniel Lyon
John Buford
James McPherson

I have wonder about Nathaniel Lyon. Had he lived it would have changed the war. I think Lyon was aggressive and we would have seen a much more aggressive war in the west, but I wonder about Lyon making good decisions.

 

[JeffBrooks]

Have we ever considered the possibility that Jackson, had he not been wounded on the night of May 2, would have gone forward with his planned night attack and the result would have been a disastrous Confederate defeat?

 

[JohnW.]

Confederate:

A.S. Johnston
Rodes
Ramseur

Union:

Reynolds
Farnsworth
O'Rorke (he would have made general if not killed at Gettysburg)
Reynolds
Reynolds

 

[shermans_march]

Which top 3 to 5 General,s deaths from each side, impacted the Union and Confederacy the most? I have a few suggestions. but will let others go first.

Sooo... What are your picks?

 

[JeffBrooks]

There were many who were killed so early that they never had a chance to demonstrate what their military abilities really were. For all we know, Confederate Brigadier General Bernard Bee (famous to us only for giving Stonewall Jackson his nickname) would have turned out to be the greatest military genius in the history of the world had he not been killed at First Manassas.

 

[major bill]

Sooo... What are your picks?

A.S. Johnson His death changed the War in the Western Theater
Stonewall Jackson He fit so well with Lee
Jeb Stuart He die late, but was needed late in the war. His leadership could have helped make a difference during the final campaigns.

J. Reynolds Very confident leader, he was needed in the hard upcoming campaigns
Phil Kearny He was hard to replace
Israel Richardson He was a solid common sense leader who could have been of great service during the Overland Campaign and Siege of Richmond . Not a lot of flash but one who knew how to do his duty

 

[JeffBrooks]

Jeb Stuart He die late, but was needed late in the war. His leadership could have helped make a difference during the final campaigns.

I admire Stuart as much as the next person, but it seems to me that Wade Hampton did a pretty stellar job when he took the reins of the ANV cavalry.

 

[highplainsdrifter59]

South
A.S. Johnston
JEB Stuart
Stonewall Jackson

North
Reynolds
Kearny
McPherson

 

[gary]

Confederate:

Jackson. Lee's right arm. Gettysburg may have been a Confederate victory
Albert Sydney Johnston - he had Davis' ear and would have managed the midwest better than Bragg


Union:

John Reynolds
Sedgwick
McPherson
Kearny