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Here are some more:
Pickett - famous for the horrible decision of REL on day 3 at Gettysburg but what isn't as well known is that he left his troops to attend a Shad bake at Petersburg. This directly led to the Union breakthrough at Petersburg.
Hood - Peter principle incarnate. Disastrous charge at Franklin led to the end of any significant Confederate presence in the West.
Gordon - nothing comes to mind other than his opposition to Reconstruction
Lee - Good at tactics, bad at strategy. Cruel slaveowner that watched as black people were stripped and beaten in front of him. After the brutal whipping (50 lashes), he ordered brine to be poured over the wounds to continue the torture. Fought in court to keep people enslaved that his wife inherited even though the will specified that they should be set free. I think he may have had a weird relationship with his daughters. Something is off there...
Polk - Horrible general in the West under the even worse general Bragg. They fought constantly and their inept leadership led to Rosecrans taking Chattanooga and Sherman taking Atlanta. Complete failure of a general.
AP Hill - Middling general at best. At least Stonewall Jackson had some success even if he was a total weirdo. Hill was just a douchebag with mediocre performance.
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