From the March 23rd Threedonia.com.
An effort was made to rank the worst Civil war generals. The following received Dishonorable mention:
UNION: William Franklin, Irwin McDowell, Don Carlos Buell, Franz Siegel and John C. Fremont.
CONFEDERATE: Bishop Polk, Earl van Dorn and John Hunt Morgan.
These are the "Bottom Five" of Worst generals. All of these also had reasoning, but I just listed them.
5. Ambrose Burnside (US)-- he of Fredericksburg oops.
4. Nathaniel Banks (US)
3. Braxton Bragg (CS)-- definitely agree here. Jeff Davis' pet and at Fort Fisher. "Goodbye Wilmington" as the Wilmington papers said when they learned he was taking over.
2. John Bell Hood (CS)-- hard to argue this one. It would have been interesting if Burnside had ever commanded an army against Hood.
1. Benjamin Butler (US)-- Fort Fisher proved his undoing.
Interesting list Whether You Agree or Not. --B-R'er
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