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Who did Jefferson Davis believe was the finest general before Robert E. Lee?

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  • Albert Sidney Johnston

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Albert Sidney Johnston was widely regarded by Confederate President Jefferson Davis as the finest general the Confederacy had before the emergence of Robert E. Lee. Johnston had a long and distinguished military career, serving in the Mexican-American War and as a general in the Confederate Army during the early stages of the American Civil War.
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