Jantzen64
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- Aug 10, 2019
Been reading Cozzens book “Shipwreck of Their Hopes” about the battles around Chattanooga, and he paints a pretty grim picture about the condition of the AotC, supply-wise, in the wake of Chickamauga before the opening of the Cracker Line. I saw this article on another site, suggesting that that traditional depiction was overstated and a product of the anti Rosecrans faction led by Charles Dana:
https://emergingcivilwar.com/2014/04/17/the-myth-of-the-cracker-line-part-one/
Apparently, even Thomas’s famous response to Grant’s directive to hold Chattanooga at all costs has been “edited” over time to paint a more dire picture.
I haven’t had a chance to dive into this; would be interested if anyone else ever has heard of this and where current scholarship is heading on the topic. THX!
https://emergingcivilwar.com/2014/04/17/the-myth-of-the-cracker-line-part-one/
Apparently, even Thomas’s famous response to Grant’s directive to hold Chattanooga at all costs has been “edited” over time to paint a more dire picture.
I haven’t had a chance to dive into this; would be interested if anyone else ever has heard of this and where current scholarship is heading on the topic. THX!