Robert E. Lee was a great tactician who often prevailed or endured against superior forces. As a strategist, even allowing for Jefferson Davis' control of grand strategy, Lee was an 1815 thinker whose Napoleonic ideas were outdated. Grant & Sherman were the men of the future.
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Replying to @baseballcrank
He was the greatest military commander of his time. He just didn’t have the logistical/manpower support that the Union had. He won every battle until Jackson was killed. No other commander keeps that war going as long in the same situation.
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Replying to @GomesBolt @baseballcrank
I think this is nearly an apples/oranges comparison. Lee was a beloved and dynamic leader who kept an army in the field and fighting from personal charisma. I agree with Dan that Lee was not a gifted strategist.
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Replying to @streiffredstate @GomesBolt
Yeah, a major part of military leadership is leadership of men & morale, at which Lee excelled.
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