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Old 06-07-2002, 09:57 AM
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I've read "Lee's Lt.'s" but don't have it. Do have "Jefferson Davis and his Generals" and the masive work done by Shelby Foote. Seems Bragg did argue with himself quite often. Seems his wife even wrote him a letter saying he was blowing it while in Tenn.
The event I always remember about Bragg was that he got into an argument with N.B. Forrest which ended with Forest saying to Bragg, If you ever cross me again, I WILL kill you. No doubt Bragg took him seriously.

I think one of the reasons that war lasted as long as it did was in both the North and South many generals obtained their rank through politics. It seems that by mid-'63 the north weeded out some of the real loosers, decided it would be a war of attrition, and let Grant, Sherman and others do their thing. An abundance of men, manufacturing, and a sea culture are what won the war.
The CSA Alabama being an exception.

Just the same, some of those generals were "colorful".

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Andy
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