
Radio War Nerd EP 323 — The US Civil War, Part 8: Thomas, Hood & Southern Honor
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Confederate Casualties - The Battle of Peach Tree Creek
Hood had been a west point guy, like a lot of these people, not everybody must. General howard said he is a stupid fellow, but a hard fighter. And that was going to be the key to what happens next. He did unexpected things. They weren't necessarily very bright things, but they were unexpected. His one advantage is fighting behind fortifications. So he throws it away and starts a leadinga as on sherman's forces in the open field,. The battle of atlanta saw 500 confederate casualties more than two thousand more than the union defenders got. But hood doesn't think about feeding his men. That was son's strongest point.
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