2007-08-03 06:36:14 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
thare was a general in the civil war called the worst but i cant remember his name..
2007-08-03 06:43:33 · update #1
Well, here are the top 10 Worst Generals of the Civil War:
1. Braxton Bragg
2. Ambrose Burnside
3. George Brinton McClellan
4. Benjamin Franklin Butler
5. John Bell Hood
6. Daniel Edgar Sickles
7. Nathanial Banks
8. Jefferson Davis
9. Hugh Judson Kilpatrick
10. Gideon Pillow
Interesting to me are just how many of the "worst" generals subsequently had forts named after them: Ft. Bragg, NC; Ft. McClellan, AL; Ft. Hood, TX.
Go figure.
Another site credits Burnside with being the worst general ever. I suspect it was him you were probably thinking of.
2007-08-03 07:02:10 · answer #1 · answered by Phil N. D'Oval 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
As far as the Civil War i would say McClellan. Lincoln could not fire him but really gave control of the Army of the Potomac to Grant.
Custer was a Brevet General during the Civil War. At the Little Big Horn he was his normal rank, coronal.
He basically disobeyed orders to let the infantry and artillery catch up with the 7th Calvary. He attacked without their support.
2007-08-03 18:41:32 · answer #2 · answered by Tin Can Sailor 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Roman Publius Quinctilius Varus, lost 3 Legions in the Battle of Teutoburg Forest in 9 A.D.
2007-08-03 06:52:02 · answer #3 · answered by Mike W 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
George Armstrong Custer.
2007-08-03 07:14:07 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Brigadier General Benedict Arnold, the commander of the military outpost at West Point, NY during the American War For Independence. His name has become an American slang term for traitor.
2007-08-03 06:42:57 · answer #5 · answered by desertviking_00 7 · 6⤊ 0⤋
It has to be a general on the losing side or he would be the best general in the enemies eyes. Which side are you talking about? Maybe USAMA is the worst in our eyes and the best in their eyes!
2007-08-03 08:09:06 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I agree with the answer of Custer. Many generals make mistakes, but few make them to the degree of sacrificing their troops that he did, and for suspicious motivations.
2007-08-03 06:59:21 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Steven R. Lorenz surely makes the list.
2007-08-03 09:05:36 · answer #8 · answered by scoot7 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
George McClellan
May he rot in hell.
yes, he was a civil war general
2007-08-03 06:45:18 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
Don't know, but it's interesting to note that during WWII - which we won, you'll recall - the US fired 17 generals, while during our entire Iraq campaign, we've fired ZERO (unless you count Abizaid).
2007-08-03 06:41:18 · answer #10 · answered by ? 6 · 4⤊ 2⤋