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Sherman thought he was taking the north end of Missionary Ridge, but instead he took Billy Goat Hill, which was the wrong place.
Sounds good....I could not recall the details, but I knew an error was made....Sherman thought he was taking the north end of Missionary Ridge, but instead he took Billy Goat Hill, which was the wrong place.
Sherman thought he was taking the north end of Missionary Ridge, but instead he took Billy Goat Hill, which was the wrong place.
.....Which is why I, personally, don't think Sherman was "all that".......(in MY opinion, he was not very good at logistics either.....nearly starved his army on the March to the Sea)....Anyway, I did not mean to hi-jack the thread.....Thanks for your indulgence!Sherman was a good strategist and truly brilliant when it came to logistics, but frankly lousy as a tactician. It's no wonder he got his clock cleaned by Cleburne.
Nearly starved his army? He had more cattle at Savannah than he had starting out. His army had never eaten better. All he took with him was what he couldn't hope to find .... ammunition, flour and salt and coffee. (Can't run an army without coffee.).....Which is why I, personally, don't think Sherman was "all that".......(in MY opinion, he was not very good at logistics either.....nearly starved his army on the March to the Sea)....Anyway, I did not mean to hi-jack the thread.....Thanks for your indulgence!
No, it is a different hillI think Billy Goat Hill is the north end of Missionary Ridge.
I think Billy Goat Hill is the north end of Missionary Ridge.
I disagree with this article.
In the book Six Armies in Tennessee, historian Steven Woodworth wrote ""Historians, including the present writer, have for years criticized Sherman for supposedly being on the wrong height, a detached hill rather than the north end of the ridge, as he supposed and reported to Grant. Careful examination of the ground and written evidence, however, reveals that the high ground Sherman's men took on the afternoon of November 24 was indeed part of Missionary Ridge."
I agree with Woodworth that the ground and maps show the hills Sherman took on the 24th were the north end of the ridge. Tunnel Hill was the next hill of the ridge.
He was in the Wrong Hill. Did a Battlefield walk last fall with the Park Historian. Had to correct and make his assault the next day. It is confusing looking at it, even from a distance.
He was in the Wrong Hill. Did a Battlefield walk last fall with the Park Historian. Had to correct and make his assault the next day. It is confusing looking at it, even from a distance.