Pickett’s Charge—a stunning blunder. Longstreet knew it was suicide; he literally could not speak when he gave the signal.https://twitter.com/Vermeullarmine/status/1051268833594535936 …
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@GrayConnolly what say ye about Robert E Lee as a general? Skillful or no? (this is of course a relevant to the point I originally made, but I’m just curious).4 replies 0 retweets 6 likes -
Replying to @Vermeullarmine @Profepps
Pickett's charge was a disaster. However, Lee made the most of what he had over the course of a 4 year campaign. And given Lincoln offered Lee the Union command, Lee must have had some skills....I mean, this is insane now
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Pickett’s charge was less of a reflection on Lee’s grasp of tactics than an example of Lee letting his emotional investment in a specific outcome blind him. Still a massive failure, but part of the reason it’s so galling is bc everyone knows Lee knew better.
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Replying to @JamesHasson20 @GrayConnolly and
Everyone forgets that Lee would have won before then if Ewell had done his job, etc.
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Replying to @JamesHasson20 @GrayConnolly and
My random opinions: Lee was a good & often great general who made some pretty stunning strategic & tactical blunders. Grant was more consistent + was a strategic & logistical genius of a general. And the truly great generals were probably Stonewall Jackson & Sherman, frankly.
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Replying to @JerryDunleavy @JamesHasson20 and
Jumping in this thread to give y’all some great reading material. S.C. knocks it out of the park with his biography of Jacksonpic.twitter.com/vmr8WKoTWr
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I find Jackson such dreary reading, like reading about a serial killer.
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