VP Beast Butler?

[Rick Smith]

(12-03-2014 10:12 AM)HerbS Wrote:  Banks was terrible also,and I think that sodiers felt that Butler's tactics were not well planned.Sometimes,I think that Butler was dumb like fox!

Herb,

I believe you may be right as to Banks being a poor general, but I also believe that he looked so very poor since he went up against The Mighty Stonewall and was driven from the Valley.

Rick

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Butler's biggest failings were at Petersburg and at Fort Fisher, where he ignored his orders and withdrew from the attack. I believe that Wild Bill can give a much more detailed explanation than I on these matters. Where are you Bill?