The Top 20 Best - and Worst - Generals of the Civil War

By Robert C. Jones

In the first two years of the War, the Union had the better generals in the west, and the Confederacy had better generals in the east. Once Grant became commander of the Union army, and Sherman was elevated to command of the west, the quality of generalship was essentially even between the two sides. At that point, the Northern advantages in manufacturing, manpower, transportation, and naval power became insurmountable for the South, even with people like Lee and Forrest as their generals.Among the best: Patrick Cleburne, J.E.B. Stuart, Nathan Bedford Forrest, Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, James Longstreet, Robert E. Lee, Admiral David Dixon Porter, David G. Farragut, Philip Sheridan, George Henry Thomas, Ulysses S. Grant and William Tecumseh ShermanAmong the worst: Pleasant Jackson Philips, Gideon Pillow, Braxton Bragg, Henry Sibley, John Bell Hood, Ben Butler, William Rosecrans, Irvin McDowell, Ambrose Burnside and George McClellanThe book has 44 photos/drawings.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 148206846X
• ISBN13: 9781482068467
• Release Date: January 2013
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 156 Pages
• Weight: 0.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.4" x 5.5"