In "Lincoln and His Generals" T. Harry Williams argues that Lee's "most audacious plans were as much the product of the confederacy's inferior military position as his own fine mind," and that "had Lee been a Northern general with Northern resources behind him, he would have improvised less and seamed less bold."
In other words, the only reason Lee was so bold and daring was because he had to be. This author argues that if Lee would have had a better army, if he would have been a Northern commaner, he would have moved slower and taken less risks.
Any thoughts?
2007-09-22
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