gacowboy
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General George H. Thomas was John Bell's instructor at West Point.
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General George H. Thomas was John Bell's instructor at West Point.
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gacowboy
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OK, I am new to this thread so if this has been talked about forgive me.
What lifelong injury did General John Bell Hood get during the battle of Gettysburg in 1863?
What lifelong injury did General John Bell Hood get during the battle of Gettysburg in 1863?
westcobbdog
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its either a loss of an arm or a leg. I guess leg.
OK, I am new to this thread so if this has been talked about forgive me.
What lifelong injury did General John Bell Hood get during the battle of Gettysburg in 1863?
He got injured and lost the use of his left arm at Gettysburg. His leg injury/amputation occurred at Chickamauga.
The Confederacy would have been better served IMO if he had not returned to service after the leg amputation. Many a good ole boy died needlessly from Atlanta to Nashville due to his inability to command effectively.
Some say it was pain relief medication. Some say it was his audacity and lack of sense. I lean toward the latter.
gacowboy
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Good answer Milkman!
Cigar awarded............ next question is yours,
Cigar awarded............ next question is yours,
westcobbdog
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After Hood slaughtered thousands of men during the battles around Atlanta including Atlanta and Jonesboro, even Jeff Davis told him to lighten up or he would get the whole army used up.
Three US Army bases in Georgia are named for WBTS officers.
Name the 3 officers, and a little bio of each.
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Name the 3 officers, and a little bio of each.
NO GOOGLING
Gordon, much wounded Confederate General who later became Gov. McPhearson, much loved and admired Yank General killed at Atlanta. Benning Ga general who hit the Devil's Den at Gettysburg.
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And I know you could have given paragraphs of bio on each one from memoroy, but you didnt want to show off.
Your turn.
Which side did Kit Carson fight for?
Come on now, it's a 50/50 chance on a pure guess.
Well Jim, since you are going to be so dern tight with any sort of hint
and I figure it was out west somewheres that ole Kit was hanging out it would be a crap shoot as to his loyalty.Wild West Guess would be that he were one of the good guys like our Grandpas were.
Nope, he fought with the Yanks.
Which defensive action in Ga. was waged against Sherman's mob by regular Army, cadets from a Military school, and prisoners from a state prison.
Resica
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Battle of Griswoldsville.
That describes the force set to defend Milledgeville, the Capitol, but I don't think they were actually brought into action.
Not what I am looking for.
So close, but no cigar..... and the rest of the story is..............
Resica
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Beyond the scope of my knowledge--
I know that the prisoners were offered their release if they were willing to help in the defense and that the kids from GMC joined in. I believe that there was no real fight for Milledgeville, probably so as not to give Sherman any more reason to destroy the public buildings there.
They must have stayed together as a group and either moved to the defense of Savannah or joined in at one of the skirmishes along the way to try to hold Sherman to as narrow a course as possible.
But the short answer is, I don't know.
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