Some very good challenges to the status quo; thanks! How will the Army of Tennessee be seen? I think kind of like the Army of the Potomac without a Grant to finally lead them to victory. And, like you said, look who they were fighting against.
I would like to know what word you both said at 21:23? You were discussing the kinds of tactics taught at West Point. I am not familiar with that and want to look it up.
John Bell Hood: The Rise, Fall, and Resurrection of a Confederate General. I think it's an excellent book, very carefully written and systematically laid out. I notice a lot of these guys don't like to talk about that book. I heard Jacobson just now tangentially say that the movie, and Wiley Sword's book painted Hood in a bad light, so he, in a very careful way acknowledges that. But it's hard to read Stephan Hood's book and not see that Hood basically was a very good commander, and did the best he could, and if his subordinates (namely Cheatham) had done what he told them repeatedly to do he would've been right up there with Jackson and Lee. Stephan Hood is hard to argue with, his research is sound I think that's why they ignore him and stay very quiet about that book.
@@MrMetalminded: You'll really enjoy it, you won't hear anything from any of these guys about it either. A lot of people have made a lot of money selling books on the "Hood destroyed the Army" myth. R.E. Lee's 3rd Day assault at Gettysburg...cricket sounds...assault on Ft Stedman...cricket sounds....Hoods assault at franklin, "oh MY GOD that man was a butcher!" etc...etc...
@@docback63 Actually, both Eric and I have time and time again referred people to Sam Hood's book and neither of us promote the "Butcher" nonsense. Sam's book is a phenomenal addition to the historiography of Hood and has done more to further the understanding of the Tennessee Campaign than most books actually written about the campaign itself.
@@joericci5687 yeah, to say you won't hear about Sam's book from us is laughable. But hey, every anonymous poster online is an expert about something!!!
The best of the biographies of Hood is Stephen M. Hood’s John Bell Hood: Rise, Fall, and Resurrection of a Confederate General. It is the best of the recent publications. Richard McMurry’s still stands up well.
@@josephandkatharynricci2540: That is an excellent book by Stephan Hood. I never bought the garbage that Wiley Sword spewed, I think Hood was brave, courageous, and very good commander/leader, cared about his troops and had good plans but his subordinates let him down, which was the consensus of Wilson the Federal cavalry commander in the 64 Tenn Campaign.
General AP Stewart had command of the Army of Tennessee as well,but guess he sucked too,or was just hesitant so then i wld assume Joe Johnston was the last to command the Army of Tennessee. Loved It!!! Thanks Guys!
Bragg was a good strategist (perhaps) but an utter failure as a leader of men. In my career I met several ultra-intelligence attorneys who nevertheless utterly failed as trial lawyers because of their inability to inspire confidence in their witnesses and to even understand how other people responded to their interactions with others. Such people create more problems for themselves and refuse to see how their actions contributed to those problems. Two of the basic elements of a good leader is to have a vision (a plan of action) and to be able to inspire others to adopt that vision as their own. Bragg could not get others - his officers and men to follow him with enthusiasm.
Finally a great appreciation shout out for the Tullahoma campaign
So happy to have discovered this site.
Outstanding info and commentary! I wrote those two book titles down suggested at the end. Thanks again!!!!
Some very good challenges to the status quo; thanks! How will the Army of Tennessee be seen? I think kind of like the Army of the Potomac without a Grant to finally lead them to victory. And, like you said, look who they were fighting against.
Nice job gentlemen. Look forward to the next installment in this series
I would like to know what word you both said at 21:23? You were discussing the kinds of tactics taught at West Point. I am not familiar with that and want to look it up.
Jominian Theory, it’s a study of war, tactics, strategy, and logistics. To the Civil War generation, it’s like Clausewitz to later military theorists
Thank you.
It been said that a list of common behaviors associated with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) almost reads like a short biography of Bragg.
Great episode! I apologize if I missed a discussion, and I'm a few years late. What do you think of the book written by Stephen Hood?
John Bell Hood: The Rise, Fall, and Resurrection of a Confederate General. I think it's an excellent book, very carefully written and systematically laid out. I notice a lot of these guys don't like to talk about that book. I heard Jacobson just now tangentially say that the movie, and Wiley Sword's book painted Hood in a bad light, so he, in a very careful way acknowledges that. But it's hard to read Stephan Hood's book and not see that Hood basically was a very good commander, and did the best he could, and if his subordinates (namely Cheatham) had done what he told them repeatedly to do he would've been right up there with Jackson and Lee. Stephan Hood is hard to argue with, his research is sound I think that's why they ignore him and stay very quiet about that book.
@@docback63 thank you for your reply! I’m going to make it a point to read the book.
@@MrMetalminded: You'll really enjoy it, you won't hear anything from any of these guys about it either. A lot of people have made a lot of money selling books on the "Hood destroyed the Army" myth. R.E. Lee's 3rd Day assault at Gettysburg...cricket sounds...assault on Ft Stedman...cricket sounds....Hoods assault at franklin, "oh MY GOD that man was a butcher!" etc...etc...
@@docback63 Actually, both Eric and I have time and time again referred people to Sam Hood's book and neither of us promote the "Butcher" nonsense. Sam's book is a phenomenal addition to the historiography of Hood and has done more to further the understanding of the Tennessee Campaign than most books actually written about the campaign itself.
@@joericci5687 yeah, to say you won't hear about Sam's book from us is laughable. But hey, every anonymous poster online is an expert about something!!!
Any recommendations for a biography on Hood?
Two recent books by Stephen Davis -- 'Texas Brigadier to the Fall of Atlanta' and 'Into Tennessee and Failure'
The best of the biographies of Hood is Stephen M. Hood’s John Bell Hood: Rise, Fall, and Resurrection of a Confederate General. It is the best of the recent publications. Richard McMurry’s still stands up well.
@@josephandkatharynricci2540: That is an excellent book by Stephan Hood. I never bought the garbage that Wiley Sword spewed, I think Hood was brave, courageous, and very good commander/leader, cared about his troops and had good plans but his subordinates let him down, which was the consensus of Wilson the Federal cavalry commander in the 64 Tenn Campaign.
General AP Stewart had command of the Army of Tennessee as well,but guess he sucked too,or was just hesitant so then i wld assume Joe Johnston was the last to command the Army of Tennessee. Loved It!!! Thanks Guys!
The CSA Army of Tennessee was subsequently commanded by Gens. Bragg, Johnston, and Hood.
Yes, I think Bragg really was just one of those eughhhh icky people.
Bragg was a good strategist (perhaps) but an utter failure as a leader of men. In my career I met several ultra-intelligence attorneys who nevertheless utterly failed as trial lawyers because of their inability to inspire confidence in their witnesses and to even understand how other people responded to their interactions with others. Such people create more problems for themselves and refuse to see how their actions contributed to those problems. Two of the basic elements of a good leader is to have a vision (a plan of action) and to be able to inspire others to adopt that vision as their own. Bragg could not get others - his officers and men to follow him with enthusiasm.