Chris, Just as the Spring Hill affair was clouded with controversy for the South, so is Franklin for the Federal side. Schofield was commander of the 23rd...
In a message dated 04/9/00 14:08:29 Uhr, KEACLA1@... writes: << McPherson, commander of the Army of the Tennessee when he was killed during the Atlanta...
Dear Folks, Not wishing to pick nits, but it's not 1:30 in the morning and I have Gen. Stanley's really cool report in front of me. Like I said before, it...
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Dear fellow WT enthusiasts, I'm in the processing of rereading Brian Simpson's excellent book on Grant, this time more slowly. As I go, I thought I'd...
In a message dated 09/03/2000 5:40:13 PM Eastern Daylight Time, pearlgrl@... writes: << Chris Huff (hey! I'm a girl person :-) ) Atlanta, GA ... Ms....
Why is it that so many Confederate generals who had proved to be poor leaders in the East were sent West? Classic examples are John Floyd and Theophilis...
Almost done that a couple of times myself Pat :-) Folks, for those that wish to unsubscribe, the instructions are on my website page for this group and are on...
I know it behooves me to read all of a message before acting, ;) but most people choosing to UNSUBSCRIBE from this list as well as others which I moderate...
Last year I had the joy of doing Bosnia training at Forts Hood, Bragg, and Polk. Although I had done a number of courses at Bragg before, I didn't know much...
Dear Folks, Bob wrote: "> Dave,> Woodbury is starting to weigh in with his only apparently supported ... I *love* his supported arguments. The *really*...
Many thanks to all for some very thought provoking stuff.As I look at my stack of books I would like to read I find myself spending all my time reading these...
Dear fellow WT enthusiasts, This may seem like a digression. It will be short and quickly return to the WT. Aside from a fairer treatment of Thomas in the...
Ulysses S. Grant was not very highly regarded after being routed at Belmont. Instead, the act that gained him fame in the West in 1861 was the seizure of...
Addison; I'll try to find out which book I read it in, but I did read that Grant's forces only beat the CSA forces into Paducah by minutes. In fact there was ...
Dear Folks, Bob wrote: Can ... Nope, all those are called *biographies*. Same reason Amerindians aren't allowed to paint their own medicine shields. -Sorry, I...
In a message dated 02/9/00 10:53:52 Uhr, ParrotheadDan@... writes: << Go to my website:www.theonlinedispatch.com , look for the icon for Dan's Civil War...
Steve; Sorry I attributted the Erudite quote to you, going thru the posts again I see you are innocent. I guess I should read all the posts before responding ...
Well, looking back at his Mexican War career, he wasn't too good there either. Once he was ordered to fortify a town and to build trenches BEHIND the...
To add to the list of worst Southern Generals in the West, I have several names. 1) Thomas Carmichael Hindman. Hindman was bold, rash, and adventurous. As...
Dear Graham and group, I would like to rise in applause for Graham's excellent post. It is surprisingly rare to find people who have both expertise in modern...
During the recent discussion of Grant and Thomas I really did not understand why root of the dispute never came up. Perhaps everyone just took for granted that...
In reviewing all the previous posts I was struck by how many different ways very knowledgeable and well read folks from divergent backgrounds can read ...
Some folks had recently asked about additional reading material concerning Patrick R. Cleburne. I here reproduce some thoughts I have previously sent to...
I will now try to reproduce the second installment of Hood's words of explanation for Franklin. To properly put this material into context I must digress to...
