Will Carry
First Sergeant
- Joined
- Jun 1, 2015
- Location
- The Tar Heel State.
1. Retreat during the Peninsula Campaign.
2. Passiveness during the Vicksburg Campaign.
3. Retreat during the Atlanta Campaign.
Those three gave him a reputation of "most skilled and most frequent retreater" of the Civil War. Combined with his enigmatic personality and being unwilling to share his plans with his superiors... It's no wonder that it brought a great share of mistrust towards him.
Thanks for the reply. I have read Hess' book on Bragg but have never read a book on Johnston.