"Best ACW Cavalry Commander? Sheridan!" Topic
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 Editor in Chief Bill   | 03 Sep 2025 12:43 p.m. PST |
You were asked – TMP link Best Cavalry Commander of the ACW?And in the final round of voting: 30% said "Philip Sheridan"
26% said "Nathan Bedford Forrest"
16% said "John Buford"
8% said "J.E.B. Stuart"
2% said "John S. Mosby" |
Frederick  | 03 Sep 2025 4:46 p.m. PST |
Little Phil? I can live with that |
| TimePortal | 03 Sep 2025 8:13 p.m. PST |
I respect Sheridan but I vote Forrest since he was restricted by the CSA supply situation.
Though, he did operate mainly in friendly territory. |
| cavcrazy | 04 Sep 2025 6:52 a.m. PST |
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| donlowry | 04 Sep 2025 8:51 a.m. PST |
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 Saber6 | 04 Sep 2025 9:26 a.m. PST |
Wilson, Major General at 28 |
| donlowry | 05 Sep 2025 1:22 p.m. PST |
Wilson never shined as a division commander in Virginia but did quite well as a corps commander in the West, defeating Beford Forrest twice. |
| Trajanus | 07 Sep 2025 6:10 a.m. PST |
Best at what? Buford never really got a chance to do "The Big Stuff" Forrest and Stuart were different animals. Although both managed to be in the wrong place, at the wrong time, at a strategic level Wilson's achievements in Alabama and Georgia were outstanding but he was still the right guy, in the right place with the right tools for the job. |
| Bill N | 07 Sep 2025 10:47 a.m. PST |
Nope. Sheridan was a very good infantry commander in the west, and was very good as commander of the Army of the Shenandoah, which usually had infantry as well as horse. His performance as strictly a cavalry commander was average. |
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