than to pick a fight with you...didn't you actually serve in the late unpleasantness?

Buford probably would have proven to be great, he was far and away the best cavalry commander on either side. Thomas was solid, and shrewd since he deftly avoided taking a major command. It would have been interesting how things would have played out if the roles of Thomas and Sherman had been reversed.

Other picks would be Reynolds and Cleburne who, like Buford, were also cut down before their time.

My aim is poor, at least that's what my wife says when she's cleaning up the head.

I too gave up Kool Aid quite some time ago having acquired a taste for Glenmorangie and Dalwhinnie.