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re: Greatest military commander (any branch of service) in U.S. history?
Posted on 2/16/14 at 11:05 pm to TigersOfGeauxld
Posted on 2/16/14 at 11:05 pm to TigersOfGeauxld
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The problem with the comparing the two campaigns is most southerners will not suspend emotion long enough to make a reasoned argument.
There really is no comparison. Lee's army would only take from citizens if they allowed them to, with the promise of compensation after the war. Sometimes Lee's divisions would demand items but they would not forcibly take them or burn property. You have to remember, Lee was trying to woo Maryland to join the Confederacy.
Plus...Lee wasn't in Maryland long enough to really live off the land. His soldiers began crossing the Potomac from Virginia into Maryland on September 4. His army was all back in Virginia by September 19.
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Posted on 2/16/14 at 11:06 pm to RollTide1987
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Lee wasn't in Maryland long enough to really live off the land.
I never mentioned Maryland. Only Pennsylvania.
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