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[–] FerretyFever0@fedia.io 9 points 1 day ago (7 children)

Funny how the southern states literally only had Mobile, New Orleans, and Charleston. The war should've been a year long no diff ngl. Good generals make a difference, who could've guessed?

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago (3 children)

'Good' is a strong word. A lot of '61 was two sets of incompetents flailing at each other, and the dice coming up lucky for the South, while '62 and '63 was largely a series of unforced errors on the part of incompetent Northern generals. The strategic acumen of Lee et co is much overstated.

[–] njm1314@lemmy.world 2 points 9 hours ago

Tactical Acumen I think. That's the overall reputation of Lee, earned or not. He's never really been noted as a good strategist.

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