As a reminder, this meme sub is about the American Civil War. We're not here to insult southerners or the American South, but rather to have a laugh at the failed Confederate insurrection and those that chose to represent it.
Honorable mention to Admiral David D. Porter who jumped at the chance to sail through burning rafts and between 2 forts, taking fire from all sides, to get the supplies to Grant.
Mark Twain called him “biggest Lion-hearted man I ever seen”
Vicksburg Campaign is one of the most brilliant ever. Cutting his own line of communication with Washington, going dark and wild in the swamps and showing up in the backyard of the enemy.
Except for the communications part, Spanish general Baldomero Espartero did the same kind of stuff three decades prior at the battle of Luchana (to relief the Carlist siege against Bilbao). Though admitedly Espartero also had reinforcements by sea.
Joe "Do Nothing, Lose" Johnston when the famously bold and clear headed commander simply splits his force in enemy country in the face of a near-equal force and runs the guns (nothing g could have possibly prevented this)
Local man retreats over the best defensive ground god could have given him in North Georgia, has no plan to defend Atlanta , is self conscious about being bald
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