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Just how incompetent was Jefferson Davis?
Posted on 1/27/17 at 11:35 pm
Posted on 1/27/17 at 11:35 pm
I've read a good bit about the Civil War in my lifetime and have hardly ever read anything good about the Confederate President. Was he truly as incompetent as he is dipected?
He was obviously a successful politician before the war but hardly had the level of responsibility he held during the war
If so how did such a mess end up in such an important position?
Why wasn't there more attempts to have him replaced?
I could easily see him kind of being a scapegoat over the years as he was obviously put into a very difficult spot but some of his decisions were pretty mind boggling
He was obviously a successful politician before the war but hardly had the level of responsibility he held during the war
If so how did such a mess end up in such an important position?
Why wasn't there more attempts to have him replaced?
I could easily see him kind of being a scapegoat over the years as he was obviously put into a very difficult spot but some of his decisions were pretty mind boggling
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Posted on 1/27/17 at 11:37 pm to Wishnitwas1998
I'm gonna need at least 3 examples of the mind boggling decisions.
Posted on 1/27/17 at 11:38 pm to Wishnitwas1998
quote:Tree fiddy
Just how incompetent was Jefferson Davis?
Posted on 1/27/17 at 11:39 pm to Wishnitwas1998
We should have won. Then destroyed the schools etc. in the North..set them all back like they tried to do with us.
And killed the first born of every household.
And killed the first born of every household.
Posted on 1/27/17 at 11:40 pm to Wishnitwas1998
History is written by the victors.
Of course the yankee pieces of shite portray him as an incompetent fool
Of course the yankee pieces of shite portray him as an incompetent fool
Posted on 1/27/17 at 11:45 pm to Wishnitwas1998
He made a lot of dumb decisions, and history never favors the loser. Fun fact, he used to stay at our plantation home from time to time. His nephew Hugh Davis lived there. Have a copy of a story one of the slaves told years later of Jefferson Davis stopping in from time to time and how he loved her cooking.
Posted on 1/27/17 at 11:47 pm to Wishnitwas1998
He did fairly well with what he had. He at least had talent at appointing generals (unlike the leader up north).
Posted on 1/27/17 at 11:50 pm to Wishnitwas1998
#inbeforecivilwarwasaboutslavery
Posted on 1/28/17 at 12:10 am to Wishnitwas1998
Hey frick off
Posted on 1/28/17 at 12:13 am to Wishnitwas1998
He was actually a wise politician, history made him seem worse, because he lost the war, even with superior generals.
Though we know it wasn't really planning that lost the war, it was that the war was unwinnable for the south.
The only victory would be a truce, the US wanted the confederacy abolished, the Confederacy wanted to coexist with the USA.
Now most will say the true star of the confederacy was Judah Benjamin, and it is very amazing that a Jewish person was that high in political office in he 19th century.
But I do not think Jefferson Davis was truly incompetent, but he was more john Adams than Thomas Jefferson as a leader for sure.
Though we know it wasn't really planning that lost the war, it was that the war was unwinnable for the south.
The only victory would be a truce, the US wanted the confederacy abolished, the Confederacy wanted to coexist with the USA.
Now most will say the true star of the confederacy was Judah Benjamin, and it is very amazing that a Jewish person was that high in political office in he 19th century.
But I do not think Jefferson Davis was truly incompetent, but he was more john Adams than Thomas Jefferson as a leader for sure.
Posted on 1/28/17 at 12:16 am to Wishnitwas1998
Blasphemer!! Next time you speak of the great Jefferson Davis name you put some respek on it!
Posted on 1/28/17 at 12:18 am to Wishnitwas1998
I would never think of anyone from the south fighting to protect their rights as incompetent. Were they misguided and fighting for a lost cause? Maybe.
But on the other side, Lincoln knew that both latitudes depended on each other and separation would be a death sentence for both. Both sides made tough decisions and even crossed the local beliefs for the common good.
In the end we are better for it as a country.
But on the other side, Lincoln knew that both latitudes depended on each other and separation would be a death sentence for both. Both sides made tough decisions and even crossed the local beliefs for the common good.
In the end we are better for it as a country.
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 12:37 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 4:27 am to Wishnitwas1998
The plantation owner saved the thread.
This post was edited on 1/28/17 at 4:32 am
Posted on 1/28/17 at 12:06 pm to Wishnitwas1998
Jefferson Davis had an issue with micromanagement. He wasn't a great leader.
Posted on 1/28/17 at 12:24 pm to Wishnitwas1998
Still baffles me that Sherman has a huge bronze statue in New York after he ordered his men to go scorched earth in Georgia and killed innocent women and children.
Liberals now complain about statues in the south and what they represent yet none have any clue of what Sherman did. Smh
Liberals now complain about statues in the south and what they represent yet none have any clue of what Sherman did. Smh
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