POLL: Longstreet Or Lee? [TIEBREAKER ROUND]

86 votes were cast.

Old Contemptible

writes:

I think everyone is voting based on the movie "Gettysburg" which is based on a novel. Longstreet is a good corps commander but not an Army commander. The list of the best Confederate Army Generals is a short one, Robert E. Lee.

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VOTING RESULTS
Answer	Votes	%	Chart
not my genre	4	5%
not my cup of tea	2	2%
Lee	34	40%
Longstreet	34	40%
this is ridiculous	2	2%
none of these/no opinion	10	12%

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POLL DESCRIPTION

gamer1 writes:

I admit this is just another one of those opinion topics you may or may not be interested in. I think we can all agree that Lee is considered the best battlefield tactician the south had or at least that is the reputation.

I must admit though the more I read about Longstreet the more I am impressed with him and think history hasn't given him the credit he deserves. I am wondering if he would not have been just as good or even better as commander of the ANV?? It seems he was very cool under fire, great tactician, well liked. He seemed to try and keep the casualty count down on his troops when he could, forcing the enemy to attack fortified positions, good ground, etc., but I have read several accounts that if he saw a chance to gain the advantage, he was willing to attack, take a chance.

Am I way off base here and missing something, or do you guys think the same?? Just curious.

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