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Old 04-10-2005, 12:10 PM   #31 (permalink)
Praxus
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Originally Posted by alton987
Great General No...

Great Strategist Yes...
The military exists to end a threat to the United States. Generals exist to lead the military. Therefor Generals exist to win wars. At that, Sherman was one of the best.

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Come on "destroying cities, liberating slaves, devastating the property of slave owners, and bringing the fight to those who started"

That’s sounds more like the work of a mob not an army.
Would you also call Sherman a leader of a mob? How about Empaminondas?

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