diane
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Any other general could have achieve the same results.IMO
Wore down and wore out army giving up doesn't take away from a mans General ship.
But I don't think Buckner's army at Ft Donelson was anywhere near wore out! For Lee, he had plenty of guns and bullets - what he needed was food. Amelia Court House is where the last gasp of the ANV happened.
But there wasn't another general. Grant beat him down and gets to take credit for winning the war. His leadership, tactically and strategically, were outstanding. He beat three separate Confederate armies. Luck had nothing to do with it.
Couldn't agree more! Once, maybe you could do that by sheer luck, fate, destiny or little green men but not twice more. And, Lee did not underestimate Grant. There was no mild sneer about Mr F J Hooker, or satisfied nod to McClellan - whom he knew he could beat if McClellan ever stopped the rope-a-dope! Lee definitely knew when he'd met a worthy opponent, and Grant was certainly one. I really don't see how losing to another excellent general takes Lee down any.