[yarddog]

Although in a way I can understand why, whoever put John B. Hood in charge of the Confederate forces made a grave error.

[doublecansiter]

Not sure but I think that would have been President Davis.

Patrick Cleburn would have been a better choice (imho)

Mike

[Joe 6-pack]

"Although in a way I can understand why, whoever put John B. Hood in charge of the Confederate forces made a grave error."

There was a brief correspondence between Hood and Sherman over the period of a few days prior to Sherman's moving on the city...it's pretty fascinating. In a nutshell, Sherman offered to assist in the evacuation of civilians and cautioned Hood against locating his guns and fighting positions in and among civilians.

Can't say he wasn't warned.

A sympathetic (post-Atlanta) anecdote regarding Sherman can be found at General Sherman's Georgia Romance.

[Charlespg]

Robert E Lee is said to have stated he (John bell Hood) had all of the lion and none of the fox

[PzLdr]

That would be Jefferson Davis.