Ok cheers Back to TTH's question. This man commanded major armies throughout one of America's most important wars, but he only attacked an opponent once.
He attacked twice, actually--I amended the question. Both attacks were unsuccessful. OK, another clue: Despite a consistently unsuccessful battlefield record, he was greatly loved by his men. One of his division commanders once patted him on the head in front of the troops.
He attacked twice, actually--I amended the question. Both attacks were unsuccessful. OK, another clue: Despite a consistently unsuccessful battlefield record, he was greatly loved by his men. One of his division commanders once patted him on the head in front of the troops. George B. McClellan?
It's Joseph E. Johnston. He is a puzzlement, isn't he? He attacked only twice in a long Civil War career (Seven Pines and Bentonville) and failed both times. He only advanced towards the relief of Vicksburg when it was too late to do anything, and he retreated to the very doorstep of Atlanta without striking once at Sherman. He despised Jefferson Davis and made no secret of it, using his political friends to carry on a silly feud with the Confederate president throughout the war. Davis fired him repeatedly, yet kept re-employing him. He was the Rebel equivalent of McClellan. Like Little Mac, he was a great trainer and organizer and beloved by his men, but in the field he saw only dangers where a Lee or Grant would have seen opportunities. Mac and Joe would have been superb DMT's, I think.
Owen tells me the floor is open for another question... The only British Soldier to rise from being a Private to Field Marshal is?
USS Phoenix (CL-46) After 41 years and a change in ownership. Sunk by HMS Conqueror on May 2, 1982 during the Falklands War.
I'll guess Hiroo Onada, only because of your clue of 'devoted' in your question of the owner of an Arisaka Dave
