Nytram01
First Sergeant
- Joined
- Sep 13, 2007
- Location
- Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
I have recently been trying to look a bit more into the Civil War service of General John S. Bowen and so invariably that leads me to the Vicksburg Campaign where he appears to be arguably the finest performing of all Confederate General involved.
At, I believe, two points of that Campaign General Bowen came close to seriously hurting Grants advance but seemed to lack the manpower needed to finalize whatever he had achieved to that certain point. I believe this was at Port Gibson and Champion Hill but I'm not totally sure.
Was Bowen denied the proper support he should have had at those crucial moments and, if he was, would that extra support from the Confederate Forces in the Area have helped him slow or even stop Grant's advance towards Vicksburg?
What the question is really is; could Bowen have done more significant damage to the Army of the Tennessee had he been given just a little bit more support from his fellow Confederate Generals when he needed it most?
At, I believe, two points of that Campaign General Bowen came close to seriously hurting Grants advance but seemed to lack the manpower needed to finalize whatever he had achieved to that certain point. I believe this was at Port Gibson and Champion Hill but I'm not totally sure.
Was Bowen denied the proper support he should have had at those crucial moments and, if he was, would that extra support from the Confederate Forces in the Area have helped him slow or even stop Grant's advance towards Vicksburg?
What the question is really is; could Bowen have done more significant damage to the Army of the Tennessee had he been given just a little bit more support from his fellow Confederate Generals when he needed it most?