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After poor old Robert E. Lee turned up in the Guardian again today, I wonder if anyone can remember a named General OTHER than Lee appearing in a crossword?
(General has a cigarette in the greenery (7))

btw, did you now that Lee was offered the command of BOTH sides' armies in the American Civil War?

Leafage

Stonewall Jackson appears a few times.

Not sure if it's an equivalent rank, but Marshal Ney is always a favourite...

Hi guys,
Yes, bullfrog, I remember a few "Neys", now - not a Jackson, though, mamya; maybe not popular with liberal Guardian compilers!

I think more likely the clue led to the answer 'Stonewall'

Was he the "Marching through Georgia" one? A bit uncompromising!

He had a fair few nicknames above the one often quoted:

Stonewall, Old Jack, Old Blue Light, Tom Fool

Lost an arm in the cause and died of complications.

♫Marching through Georgia♫ refers to General William Sherman and his troops.

Sherman of course - should have got that from "Operation Petticoat" (Cary Grant plays a submarine commander called Sherman; the sub is damaged and unusual methods are used to repair it; someone says that they are "victims of Sherman's march to the sea")