Playing the Confederate Blame Game: The Lives and Legacies of Joseph E. Johnston and John Bell Hood
ISBN: 9781984013705
$14.99
*Includes pictures of the generals and important people in their lives.
*Includes maps of the battles they fought in.
*Includes quotes from each general's memoirs describing their participation in battles like Antietam, Gettysburg and the Atlanta Campaign.
*Discusses their relationships with each other and their superiors.
*Includes a Bibliography on each general for further reading.
*Includes a Table of Contents.
During the Civil War, one of the tales that was often told among Confederate soldiers was that Joseph E. Johnston was a crack shot who was a better bird hunter than just about everyone else in the South. However, as the story went, Johnston would never take the shot when asked to, complaining that something was wrong with the situation that prevented him from being able to shoot the bird when it was time.
*Includes maps of the battles they fought in.
*Includes quotes from each general's memoirs describing their participation in battles like Antietam, Gettysburg and the Atlanta Campaign.
*Discusses their relationships with each other and their superiors.
*Includes a Bibliography on each general for further reading.
*Includes a Table of Contents.
During the Civil War, one of the tales that was often told among Confederate soldiers was that Joseph E. Johnston was a crack shot who was a better bird hunter than just about everyone else in the South. However, as the story went, Johnston would never take the shot when asked to, complaining that something was wrong with the situation that prevented him from being able to shoot the bird when it was time.