Stole this idea from Brook Simpson's excellent Crossroads Blog
Okay, you have to pick a field army for offensive operations
Pick you commanders...justify.
Here are mine
Army Commander - Sam Grant There was none better
Army Chief Of Staff- Andrew Humphreys He was highly effective as the AOP COS until taking over the II Corps
Army Adjutant General – John Rawlins
Chief of Engineers - McPherson That was his true genius
I Corps - Sherman
1 DIV - Cleburne Best division commander on either side
2 DIV - Hood
3 DIV - Peter Osterhaus I think he was the finest of the European commanders
II Corps - Meade
1 DIV – Hancock
2 DIV – Edward Johnson
3 DIV – AP Hill
4 DIV - George Washington Getty His conduct in the Overland Campaign and at Cedar Creek was little short of spectacular
III Corps – Thomas
1 DIV – John B. Gordon
2 DIV – Gibbon
3 DIV – John Logan
Cavalry – Buford
1 DIV - Stuart
2 DIV - Sheridan
3 DIV - Custer
Chief of Artillery – Henry Hunt
Quartermaster General
Okay, you have to pick a field army for offensive operations
Pick you commanders...justify.
Here are mine
Army Commander - Sam Grant There was none better
Army Chief Of Staff- Andrew Humphreys He was highly effective as the AOP COS until taking over the II Corps
Army Adjutant General – John Rawlins
Chief of Engineers - McPherson That was his true genius
I Corps - Sherman
1 DIV - Cleburne Best division commander on either side
2 DIV - Hood
3 DIV - Peter Osterhaus I think he was the finest of the European commanders
II Corps - Meade
1 DIV – Hancock
2 DIV – Edward Johnson
3 DIV – AP Hill
4 DIV - George Washington Getty His conduct in the Overland Campaign and at Cedar Creek was little short of spectacular
III Corps – Thomas
1 DIV – John B. Gordon
2 DIV – Gibbon
3 DIV – John Logan
Cavalry – Buford
1 DIV - Stuart
2 DIV - Sheridan
3 DIV - Custer
Chief of Artillery – Henry Hunt
Quartermaster General
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