Sorah_45thVA
Private
- Joined
- May 31, 2018
- Location
- Knoxville
Good goodmorning, heres an intresting Debate to kick around this morning. Of all the instances that an officer was taken to the rear dead or wounded, which instance was thecmost detrimental to winning that battle?
I would argue that John Bell Hood's wounding at gettysburg is the most untimely of all of these. Had he been able to lead his Brigade, I truly believe they would have turned the left flank of Meade and thus claimed Little Round Top. However, as fate would have it, Hood would recieve a wound, losing his arm later that day. *Also* I am not discrediting or being critical of General Law and his handeling of the men. He did a superb job under the circumstances, but at so pivtol a moment Hood was sorely missed.