alt.war.civil.usa

On Sat, 09 Feb 2008 23:23:44 GMT, "Bert"
wrote:

>"Hoover" wrote:

>> senior officer is at least major general
>>
>> "Bert" wrote:
>>> "Hoover" wrote:

>>>> 1. The only senior officer not born in the US.
>>>> 2. Name the Major General and Brig General who graduated last in their
>>>> West Point classes.
>>>> 3. RE Lee graduated 2nd in his West Point class. Name the other senior
>>>> CW general to graduate second in his class at WP.
>>>> 4. Name the 3 senior CW officers to have no formal military training.
>>>
>>> Interesting post. :-)
>>>
>>> Ok, for the first one, please define what you mean by senior officer.
>>> Based on what that means to some, I can think of more than one fitting
>>> that description.
>>>
>>> Pickett and Custer.
>>>
>>> Mason.
>>>
>>> Again, please define what you mean by senior officer. Based on what that
>>> means to some, I can think of more than 3 fitting that description.
>>>
>Cleburne, Sigel, and Osterhaus, all major generals, are the ones I was
>thinking of when I asked for clarification. But I must say I had forgotten
>Meade's birthplace was elsewhere. Very good.
>
>I had previously mentioned Pickett, Custer, and Mason for other answers.

Who is "Mason"?

>The last question was well phrased, as folks like Sigel and Osterhaus weren't
>West Point men, but did have military training in their native lands. There
>are more than three, but you didn't say "only" this time. :-) So,
>McClernand, Banks, and Butler are three of many I'd offer. Others like
>Chamberlain and Logan fit, but I'd hate to mention them in the same sentence
>as McClernand. :-)
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