Best American General?

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We all know Ulysses S. Grant was a rather rough man who drinks alcohol and had other bad habits. But that’s what made him a great general. How come no one voted for Robert E. Lee?

I voted for Bobby Lee – when you know him as well as I do, he’s Bobby, not Robery – but I think the real question is…

WHERE IS WILLIAM TECUMSEH SHERMAN? Honestly, I’m thinking a march to the sea, the long way, right through the middle of Tehran, is what we need these days.

I don’t understand why every single person hasn’t voted for George Washington. Remember it’s because of him that there is an America that allows us to have a "Best American General" poll. Without him all you could ask is "Best British Colonial General" and we all in America would have to spell "honor" with that silly extra u.

…I’d ask where Sherman and Pershing were…but there are only so many spots on these polls. Hmmm… maybe the follow up poll should be about the crappiest American generals— like McClellan, or Burnside, or that one guy who lost that battle in that one war…

Where is Chesty?

I would vote for Patton because he was the only Allied general in WWII who knew that if you bring an unprepared force to bear, quickly, on the enemy then the enemy forces will be likewise unprepared thus giving the advantage to the offense. He knew that an enemy who is getting shot at is less likely to shoot you…shoot while running. Dispite what others may say about him, he sold this phylosophy to his troops.

He also knew that defensive positions are for fools and dead men (and the French). He didn’t slam head-on into fortified positions…he went by them, behind them, cut off their contact with their base and supplies and destroyed morale among the enemy soldiers which enabled him to take over 200,000 prisoners. In short, in my opinion, Patton was light years ahead of his contemporaries. That makes him the best ever. The Germans were scared to death of Patton because he could play their game better than they could.

But it should be noted that Patton ideolized Sherman and learned his method of war, in part, directly from studying Sherman.

I also believe that Patton had a acute sense of urgency because he, like the rest of the High Allied Command, knew about the "final solution".

As a direct result of Patton’s aggressive and insightful offensives WWII was shortened by at least 1 year…possibly 2 and would have ended a year earlier had they not taken his fuel from him.

Grant gave up drinking before the war and beat Lee at Richmond. No one was more important to the U.S. before and after Grant

Unfortunately, almost everyone in US tend have poor in American history. You should have spend time in research to find facts. I vote for General Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson because he was superb general no matter that he was on confederate but he did many things before the Civil War.

He was only general that got shot and died later. If you put your little time to read about him and you will realize how he always love is United States!!!

George S. Patton was a real ego person and he was crazy person!

“General Robert E Lee was quoted as saying “Jackson has lost his left arm, but I have lost my right”.

One of the websites showed:

Thomas J “Stonewall” Jackson is one of the most famous American Generals of all time.

So then it self-explaination!!!

Stonewall Jackson was one of the greatest field tacticians of all times. Many believe that if not killed by his own troops half way through the war that the resulting end may have been much different. Just his presence at Gettysburg a few weeks after his death may have changed the outcome of that battle and the war itself.

The Firstest with the Mostest!

Sherman said “That Devil Forrest!”

Forrest after being shot in a bar fight said “No man kills me and lives” and then killed the shooter. With his Cavalry, he captured a Union Gunboat, In the middle of a Union camp, he grabbed a Yankee as cover and escaped. His horse was shot in the neck during a chatge, and he plugged the hole with his fonger until he won the battle, then removed it – the horse fell dead immediately.

George Patton was taught soldier tactics as a youth by CSA General John Singleton Mosby.

Grant as a great General? Naw, he just threw thousands of men at the enemy with no real strategy regardless of bodycounts – just ask the 7000 dead Yankees at Cold Harbor.

Jackson is my 2nd vote. His flanking moves are legendary. His Foot Cavalry are legend, the US Army still maintains the “Stonewall Brigade” as an active unit. His capture of US Troops at Harpers Ferry were only topped by the Japanese in the Philipeans in WW2. CHANCELLORSVILLE! The Valley Campaign.

Although, Patton was a great WWII, I would not rate him above Ike of MacArthur. Ike dealth with the all the crap he was handed by the British who wanted to prop up Monty. McArthur had to foght the Japanese island to island coordinating AIr Force, Army, Marine and Naval forces.