GDG- Re: Grant and Lee

[Biggsk at aol.com]

Hello,
 
Sorry to be late on this - I had to go to Georgia to do some research for  an 
author and just got back a day or so ago.
 
Chet writes:
 
>>>>   Also, don't leave out Old Rosy's masterpiece  --- The Tullahoma 
Campaign, perhaps the most skilled and well-conducted campaign  of maneuver in the 
war, and one of the textbook best in American military  history. It shows just 
how well Rosecrans was as a commander when plans and  executions ended up 
working like a well-oiled machine. Sadly it is largely  forgotten, but in many 
ways its execution far outshines either Jackson's 1862  Valley Campaign or Lee's 
drive north in the opening of the Gettysburg Campaign  at the same time 
Rosecrans lauched his effort.>>>>
 
It is not appreciated as it was not bloody in any way.  Less than 2000  men 
for both sides!  And yet, in my opinion, it is the finest example of  
Fredrickian style warfare in the entire Civil War!  It was not only  brilliant in 
planning and execution, but also showed how flexible Rosecrans  could be 
considering his part of his main effort under Crittenden, got bogged  down in the mud, 
so that when Thomas blew through Hoover's Gap, he pushed more  forces there and 
then down to Manchester and Decherd, threatening Bragg's  railroad line to 
Chattanooga.  This forced Bragg to fall back.
 
Just after getting back from Atlanta, I spent this past Tuesday down there  
doing a tour with Michael Bradley, author of the only book on the campaign, in  
preparation for my new program on the Battle of Shelbyville - the Brandy 
Station  of the West, from this campaign!
 
Greg Biggs