leftyhunter
Brev. Brig. Gen'l
- Joined
- May 27, 2011
- Location
- los angeles ca
Not a bad article. The article doesn't specifically states that Davis approved Hood's invasion of Tennessee. Interesting that Hood was openly razzed by at least some of his own soldiers right in front of their Commander in Chief because they wanted JJ back.Yes they did meet
Civil War in Georgia, Week 22: ‘Our cause is not lost’
“It is no time for despair, or despondency, that the enemy must be driven from the soil of Georgia; and that the men of Georgia must aid in the great work.www.google.com
Davis was a bit delusional in comparing Sheman's March through Georgia vs Napoleon in Russia.
Maybe I am wrong but it doesn't snow a whole lot in Georgia especially in the Fall. Maybe a few inches here and there during the Winter which won't really start until lat December.
In order to starve Napoleon's troops the Russians actually burnt their food stocks and crops. The people of Georgia not so much.
The Russians had the superb Cossacks to attack French wagon trains. The Confederacy had approximately 5k cavalry troopers led by General Wheeler who seemed to be more of a nussiance to Sherman rather then a difficult obstacle.
Leftyhunter