Don Wildman
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
She is an expert in Civil War history, who has joined us for a number of previous episodes about U.S.
Welcome back, Cecily Zander.
Ready to dive into the inglorious leaders we'd rather forget?
Yes, they always get the attention.
There could likely be more.
But if a great general is, in the broad sense, one who sees the field, the tactics of forces, the terrain, the time of battle, who makes the decisions of clarity and conviction, ours today, as I mentioned, did not.
So what qualifies a bad general in general?
And they lack tactical ability would be, I think, another.
And they can be, I don't know, if downright coward, it applies.
As someone who never served, I'm fearful to call anybody that.
But anyway, let's start with Braxton Bragg, a name for the books if ever there was.
He was a Confederate general in the Army of Tennessee, possibly the most hated general on our list.
He had a fort named for him.