FormalManifold t1_j9d6xw0 wrote
Reply to comment by ScottishCalvin in On President's Day, a reminder that Philadelphian General George McClellan was the Democratic nominee in 1864. by rossdowdell
Nah Lee was a shitty strategist and the only reason anyone thinks different is because Lost Cause propaganda worked.
In the South during the same period, he was known as "Granny Lee".
A_Peke_Named_Goat t1_j9f162u wrote
I wouldn't necessarily call Lee a shitty strategist (from a logistics standpoint, he was destined to lose so he did play a bad hand reasonably well for a while), but it's true his reputation is almost entirely built on McClellan being chicken shit. He should be remembered for being a loser and a morally repugnant human being, both in his personal life and for supporting the worst case known to mankind.
emet18 t1_j9hhrm8 wrote
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