Favorite Civil War General

[Locke1740]

What is your favorite Civil War General? Who is your least favorite General?

My favorite would either be James Longstreet or Wade Hampton III.

My least favorite is William Tecumseh Sherman.


*Please no fighting in comments*

[Rithal]

I must say either Stonewall Jackson or Nathan Bedford Forrest (purely for his skills as a tactician). :)

[Locke1740]

I must say either Stonewall Jackson or Nathan Bedford Forrest (purely for his skills as a tactician). :)

Have any least favorite ones?

[Legion]

General lee, Longstreet, and Harry T. Hays are my favorite, Braxton Bragg is my least favorite.

[A. P. Hill]

Gee.

Let me guess ....

;)

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[crazychester1247]

Union: Grant or Hancock. Kearny is also a favorite.

least favorite: Pope

Confederate: Longstreet

Least Favorite: Ewell

[Theodor Schmidt]

Gee.

Let me guess ....

;)

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Well of course its gonna be DH Hill :cool:

[Locke1740]

Well of course its gonna be DH Hill :cool:

DH Hill is a pretty cool general, he's also from SC!

[MilitantMonkey]

I would have to say my favorite generals (cause I can't pick just one of course ;) ) would have to be Robert E. Lee, Thomas J. Jackson, Stand Watie, Jerome B. Robertson, and John Buford.

My least favorites would be Felix H. Robertson (for certain controversial actions, otherwise he was a fairly good general), William T. Sherman, and Philip Sheridan (he's responsible for getting one of my ancestors captured, so I'm allowed to dislike him!!).

[JaegerCoyote]

Favorites: Thomas Jackson, William Sherman (sorry), John F. Reynolds, J.E.B. Stuarts, and Lee

Least: McClellan

[Locke1740]

I would have to say my favorite generals (cause I can't pick just one of course ;) ) would have to be Robert E. Lee, Thomas J. Jackson, Stand Watie, Jerome B. Robertson, and John Buford.

My least favorites would be Felix H. Robertson (for certain controversial actions, otherwise he was a fairly good general), William T. Sherman, and Philip Sheridan (he's responsible for getting one of my ancestors captured, so I'm allowed to dislike him!!).

Don't worry, your not the only one that has the right to hate Sherman


Jaeger you just had to pick Sherman

[A. P. Hill]

DH Hill is a pretty cool general, he's also from SC!

I think if you go check, you'll find Daniel Harvey Hill was a son of North Carolina.

[Locke1740]

I think if you go check, you'll find Daniel Harvey Hill was a son of North Carolina.

I'm pretty sure he was born in York County, SC but if I am incorrect then send me a link, I just remember he was born in York County

[Locke1740]

He was from SC but he considered himself more of a North Carolinian, I still consider him a South Carolinian

[Hinkel]

Least: McClellan

Come on, Little Mac was great!!! :D

Favourite: Stonewall Jackson and McClellan

Least: Sherman

[Locke1740]

Come on, Little Mac was great!!! :D

Favourite: Stonewall Jackson and McClellan

Least: Sherman

I'm just glad 90% of people so far hate Sherman *cough* *Jaeger* *cough*

[A. P. Hill]

I'm sorry! :D

I retract all my statements in this thread. I misread the title as asking who my favorite civil war GENERAL was .... I have no idea what a civil war GNEREAL is. :p

[Henronicus]

I'm sorry! :D

I retract all my statements in this thread. I misread the title as asking who my favorite civil war GENERAL was .... I have no idea what a civil war GNEREAL is. :p

My favorite was G. Nereal. Would have gladly served under him.


Joking aside, I would have to say my favorites would be Stonewall Jackson, Longstreet, Burnside(because when you think about it, most other generals would've done the same at Fredericksburg, and the Crater was beyond his control really. Also, he did quite well in North Carolina early in the war. Plus sideburns are cool.), and a few others, just because they were badasses in battle.

[Locke1740]

I'm sorry! :D

I retract all my statements in this thread. I misread the title as asking who my favorite civil war GENERAL was .... I have no idea what a civil war GNEREAL is. :p

I'm sorry I started this thread on my phone and I didn't notice that general was spelled incorrectly!

[BloodBeag]

would have to be Hugh Judson Kilpatrick

[crazychester1247]

I like Sherman to actually. I also forgot Buford.

[Henronicus]

I'm sorry I started this thread on my phone and I didn't notice that general was spelled incorrectly!

Why'd you fix it? the joke's ruined now!

[Maximus Decimus Meridius]

Franz Sigel! Why?

Because he was a hero for all the German soldiers and many of them fought harder to make him proud. He was a General in the German revolution 1848/9 and fought for democracy. He is not one of the important generals like Stonewall or Grant but he gave a ethical minority hope and pride. The German soldiers loved him.

For example:

The 52nd New York is founded by to battalions which merged. one part was the German Ranger and the 2nd part was the Sigel Rifles which was lead and found by one of his friends who served on his side in Baden 1848.

Even the Germans wrote a song about him: I goes to fight mit Sigel! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUSJA-vtg_s)

[Mississippi]

1. Robert E Lee
2. Stonewall Jackson
3. James Longstreet
4. John Bell Hood
5. A. P. Hill
6. D. H. Hill
7. George Pickett
8. Nathan Bedford Forrest
9. Ulysses S Grant
10. George Meade

[CjkCJkCjk]

Favorite is Patrick Cleburne because he was awesome at Missionary Ridge and the Ringgold Gap, also he is the Stonewall of the west.
(little fact: this Cleburne is Pronounced Klay-Burn, the City in Texas is Cle-Burn)
Least is H.W Slocum
Because HE WAS TERRIBLE at Gettysburg.

[Wyatt35]

Irish born Maj. Gen. Pat Cleburne for me too. He was hands down THE best division commander in the Army of Tennessee, and definitely one of the best in the Confederacy.
Another favorite is Brig. Gen. Hiram B. Granbury who commanded a brigade of Texans in Cleburne's Division. Sadly both were killed in the charge at Franklin. Today there's also a Granbury, TX right next to Cleburne, TX.

For least favorite, maybe Braxton Bragg for obvious reasons.