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re: Just how incompetent was Jefferson Davis?
Posted on 1/28/17 at 12:20 am to vilma4prez
Posted on 1/28/17 at 12:20 am to vilma4prez
As a direct descendant of John C. Calhoun, we were not misguided.
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Posted on 1/28/17 at 12:21 am to SouthernHog
Posted on 1/28/17 at 12:24 am to Wishnitwas1998
If anyone wants to read a good biography of Davis, I would suggest Jefferson Davis: The Man and His Hour by William C. Davis (no relation to President Davis).
Posted on 1/28/17 at 12:30 am to TheFonz
Unfortunately he was delt a bad hand with not enough man power and resources like the north, otherwise we in the south would be free.
Posted on 1/28/17 at 12:30 am to TheFonz
Pretty sure we have some letters from him to Hugh somewhere up at the house. My mom's gonna wonder wtf I'm doing up in the attic digging through a metric frick ton of papers and books for them.
Posted on 1/28/17 at 12:32 am to beerJeep
Can you email me?
Posted on 1/28/17 at 12:37 am to Wishnitwas1998
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Just how incompetent was Jefferson Davis?
Well he did hire Roscoe and Enos to try to catch the Duke boys. That was pretty incompetent of him.
Posted on 1/28/17 at 12:38 am to SouthernHog
Sure why not.
Posted on 1/28/17 at 12:39 am to beerJeep
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This post was edited on 1/28/17 at 12:41 am
Posted on 1/28/17 at 12:40 am to SouthernHog
Got it. You can edit it now
Posted on 1/28/17 at 12:41 am to SouthernHog
Actually saying it didn't go through. Think you through in an extra @ before the 81
Posted on 1/28/17 at 12:47 am to beerJeep
dustintipton81@gmail.com
Posted on 1/28/17 at 12:50 am to SouthernHog
OK NOW it's sent 
Posted on 1/28/17 at 1:10 am to SouthernHog
Who's that old arse black and white picture of on your Facebook profile dustin?
Posted on 1/28/17 at 1:12 am to beerJeep
Just did some digging around my house and found admiral simmes memoirs from his service during the war. With a nice little note from father to son.
Posted on 1/28/17 at 1:19 am to Jefferson Davis
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Hey frick off
My bad
Posted on 1/28/17 at 1:35 am to beerJeep
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Pretty sure we have some letters from him to Hugh somewhere up at the house. My mom's gonna wonder wtf I'm doing up in the attic digging through a metric frick ton of papers and books for them.
Man, if you find anything interesting, please share.
Posted on 1/28/17 at 1:40 am to CoolHand
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He at least had talent at appointing generals (unlike the leader up north).
He had a talent for appointing two generals: Albert Sidney Johnston and Robert E. Lee. Most of the rest were mediocre to below average. He stayed with Braxton Bragg longer than he should have because the two of them were friends. As a result, any hope of a successful Confederate counter-offensive in the western theater after the fall of Vicksburg was dashed on the slopes in front of Chattanooga.
John Pemberton should have never been near a high command position and John B. Hood was a general whose skills should have been confined to the divisional level. He did not have the temperament necessary to command an army.
Posted on 1/28/17 at 1:40 am to TheFonz
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Man, if you find anything interesting, please share.
Will do. Just to piss off the jealous downvoters. 8 feel bad they don't have some kick arse family history
Posted on 1/28/17 at 4:27 am to Wishnitwas1998
The plantation owner saved the thread.
This post was edited on 1/28/17 at 4:32 am
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