Darth Revan of the Sith Posted February 27, 2011 Report Share Posted February 27, 2011 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambrose_Burnside http://www.civilwarhome.com/burnbio.htm [img]http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/5700/51092729.jpg[/img] I consider this man one of the reasons why the Union pretty much failed during the first three years of the Civil War The man was a good politician but he was a failure when it came to military prospects... Anywho... What do you people think of this man... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clair Posted February 27, 2011 Report Share Posted February 27, 2011 THAT MUSTACHE <3 ot - What you said is pretty much fact. o: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renzoku Kira- Posted February 27, 2011 Report Share Posted February 27, 2011 He is my least favorite general of the War. The guy didn't make the greatest moves. He was only put in charge because McClellan would not pursue Lee after the battle of Antietam. You do have to give him some slack though because Lincoln made him be an aggressive General just to capture Richmond. This ultimately led to the defeat at Fredericksburg. He couldn't take it as a General so he resigned after costing the Union that defeat. He was never forced to accept the job, but he just didn't want to upset his President. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Revan of the Sith Posted February 27, 2011 Report Share Posted February 27, 2011 [quote name='IPhalanx' timestamp='1298843812' post='5039349'] He is my least favorite general of the War. The guy didn't make the greatest moves. He was only put in charge because McClellan would not pursue Lee after the battle of Antietam. You do have to give him some slack though because Lincoln made him be an aggressive General just to capture Richmond. This ultimately led to the defeat at Fredericksburg. He couldn't take it as a General so he resigned after costing the Union that defeat. He was never forced to accept the job, but he just didn't want to upset his President. [/quote] If he didnt want to upset his president he would have never joined the army in the first place... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renzoku Kira- Posted February 27, 2011 Report Share Posted February 27, 2011 Well he did, and that was the outcome from it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Revan of the Sith Posted February 27, 2011 Report Share Posted February 27, 2011 Exactly in my view he was no more a failure than Albert Pike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renzoku Kira- Posted February 27, 2011 Report Share Posted February 27, 2011 I find him a failure because he kept sending forces up a hill towards the Confederate line. Everyone should have known he wasn't going to break the line tha Jackson and Lee had built up there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Revan of the Sith Posted February 27, 2011 Report Share Posted February 27, 2011 I hated him because of his inability at petersburg to choose which division to send to the frontlines so instead he drew lots... LOTS! i mean seriously... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelp' Posted February 27, 2011 Report Share Posted February 27, 2011 All I remember about Burnside, is that we got the word "sideburn" from him. x) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Revan of the Sith Posted February 27, 2011 Report Share Posted February 27, 2011 Yea the only thing good that happened to his reptutation... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GenzoTheHarpist Posted February 28, 2011 Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 Without a doubt one of the most clueless and incompetent commanders in military history... it baffles me how he could have gotten to such high position while being so lacking in talent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renzoku Kira- Posted February 28, 2011 Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 Well up until he was placed into command he really did nothing. Lincoln didn't have the military talent with his officers early in the war like the South did. I still believe that the if Jackson didn't die the South would have won the war. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Revan of the Sith Posted February 28, 2011 Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 [quote name='GenzoTheHarpist' timestamp='1298873956' post='5040660'] Without a doubt one of the most clueless and incompetent commanders in military history... it baffles me how he could have gotten to such high position while being so lacking in talent. [/quote] *cough*BRIBE!*cough*[quote name='IPhalanx' timestamp='1298878865' post='5040769'] Well up until he was placed into command he really did nothing. Lincoln didn't have the military talent with his officers early in the war like the South did. I still believe that the if Jackson didn't die the South would have won the war. [/quote] I dont believe so because it was only a matter of time before the massive Union army would overrun the south... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Masochistic Joker Posted February 28, 2011 Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 Best= General Sherman. Why? The man had most of the ransacked villages set on fire, tore up railroad tracks, and supported the men he led with money even after the war. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Revan of the Sith Posted February 28, 2011 Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 [quote name='Masochistic Joker' timestamp='1298931029' post='5041823'] Best= General Sherman. Why? The man had most of the ransacked villages set on fire, tore up railroad tracks, and supported the men he led with money even after the war. [/quote] I feel Ulysses S. Grant was the best... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Masochistic Joker Posted February 28, 2011 Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 [quote name='Halubaris Maphotika' timestamp='1298931079' post='5041824'] I feel Ulysses S. Grant was the best... [/quote] True, he was great as well. The east:west tactic worked great since the ports were blockaded and New Orleans was taken over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Revan of the Sith Posted February 28, 2011 Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 However my hat goes off to Robert E. Lee what a brilliant tactician... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Masochistic Joker Posted February 28, 2011 Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 [quote name='Halubaris Maphotika' timestamp='1298932424' post='5041897'] However my hat goes off to Robert E. Lee what a brilliant tactician... [/quote] Oh yes, and economic sabotage means nothing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renzoku Kira- Posted February 28, 2011 Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 The only flaw with Lee is that he went into the North if he stayed in the South the war would of had a different outcome. imagine what would have happened without Antietam and Gettysburg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Starrk Posted February 28, 2011 Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 The man was an idiot, but that is the best goddamn mutinchop-sideburn-mustache combo ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Revan of the Sith Posted February 28, 2011 Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 [quote name='IPhalanx' timestamp='1298932855' post='5041932'] The only flaw with Lee is that he went into the North if he stayed in the South the war would of had a different outcome. imagine what would have happened without Antietam and Gettysburg. [/quote]I hope you know that Neither side actually won Antietam they just claimed they did...[quote name='Cōyōté Stárrk' timestamp='1298933100' post='5041958'] The man was an idiot, but that is the best goddamn mutinchop-sideburn-mustache combo ever. [/quote] Just how exactly is he an "idiot" He was one of the best generals in the Confederate States of America... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Starrk Posted March 1, 2011 Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 [quote name='Halubaris Maphotika' timestamp='1298935026' post='5042088'] I hope you know that Neither side actually won Antietam they just claimed they did... Just how exactly is he an "idiot" He was one of the best generals in the [b]Confederate[/b] States of America... [/quote] I just pointed out what was wrong with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mehmani Posted March 1, 2011 Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 It find it brilliant that sideburns were named after him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Revan of the Sith Posted March 1, 2011 Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 [quote name='Cōyōté Stárrk' timestamp='1298953504' post='5042954'] I just pointed out what was wrong with that. [/quote] You cant just judge a person based on what side he chose in the war... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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