Jantzen64
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- Aug 10, 2019
I just finished reading Nathaniel Hughes' book on the Battle of Belmont. I never realized how much criticism Grant received for picking this fight. It seems to me, given his move into Paducah, and his various feints at Columbus, that the attack on Belmont was eminently justifiable, if only to test Polk's reactions and deployments. Thoughts?