the ANV - Freeman Challenge
“Shiloh Nick” over at Battlefield Wanderings says he’s going to take a crack at “ranking” the Army of Northern Virginia officers listed at the end of chapter 8, volume 1, of Lee’s Lieutenants. Here’s another link to the post if anyone else wants to give it a try: One for the ANV fans. (By the way, all of the officers not listed in Freeman’s actual text are listed via the footnotes. So I didn’t just pull the names out of thin air. )
If you attempt the task of ranking these 51 officers, let me know when you’re ready with your list by commenting on this post and I’ll send you my email address. I’ll publish any lists I get here. I’d be curious to see how much difference of opinion there is.
Tags: Army of Northern Virginia, books, Freeman
I going to take a crack at it too. Is anyone else, as well? I’ve been surprised that there haven’t been more comments on this post.
I would love to give this a try, but until July 17th I have a class I am in (working on my Master’s in History) and right now I am knee deep in A. Jackson, Lincoln, and soon to be James Garfield. But after I finish up this class, I may give it a try. Sounds interesting to say the least.