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I'd keep him behind Jackson but still ahead of Sherman, by far. I'd love a referal to a source that discusses that comparison.



In general narratives about the war for southern independence, Foote, Catton or Mcphereson, are good authors to start with as I am sure you probably already know...then break it down by campaign and battle. B.H. Liddle Hart, the English Dude, called Sherman the "father of modern total war", and he is right, The Atlanta Campaign showed Sherman was actually AHEAD of the bozos that ran the First World War, which obviously owed a lot to the Trenches of the Petersburg Campaign. Sherman avoided just about every Trench and impregnable postion Joe Johnston threw up in his path on his march to the city that is now known for strip clubs that give blow jobs to Pro Athletes....Jackson was part Blitzkrieg, part stealthy Ninja in his tactics and strategy. Lee And Grant were both Butchers in Comparison to Sherm and TJ...Joe Johnston was too worried about messing his hair (i.e. Reputation) to realize his potential.

If Patrick Ronan Cleburne had been Given Command of the Army of Tennessee in April 1864 instead of Johnston, or even in July instead of Hood (he was crippled), then the civil war might have lasted another year and half to two years. Cleburne was a great general despite his humble origins, and lousy start as a brigadier....his downfall in the eyes of the Davis Admin, besides being 100% Irish, was in January 1864 he advocated arming the slaves to fight for the South with the promise of freedom...he said "We are gonna lose, and if we do, our way of life, i.e. the slaves, we will lose anyway, so let's remove the North's MORAL cause for war and offer the sleaves freedom ourselves...." Cleburne was blacklisted after that and Died at Franklin, in Hood's Opium Hazed Bloodbath.

I love showing off my Civil war grasp, especially on a porn board...if only I had a wooden leg.....
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