GDG- Re: Grant Vs Lee

[Biggsk at aol.com]

Dennis Lawrence writes:

>>>However, it does seem to me that there is some credibility  to his basic 
theory that Lee's fondness of the frontal assault was a  major  determiner in 
Southern defeat.  Of course, central that  theory is the accuracy of his 
figures, and I appreciate your notation of the  figures for Petersburg.>>>



But many of Lee's greatest attacks were not frontal assaults - they were  
flanking attacks (which of course over time devolve into frontal assaults once  
the attacked line reforms).  By contrast, most of the Army of Tennessee's  
attacks were en echelon assaults and they did not perform a flanking attack  until 
the battle of Atlanta in July, 1864!
 
Greg Biggs