do you know the regiment? this seems very unlikely given where the Ohio units fought and generally low level of union dead for the forces engaged. such a loss at one place in brothers would surely also be a known story that is recorded with sources referencing it. if you have documented sources to back this up, it would be important historical note. if they all died during the war, it is very possible, but all at this engagement? highly unlikely for these reasons.

huh?

Yes. but, his Tennessee strategy had merit, even though it did not pan out. as for Atlanta he lost, but he was aggressively trying to defend the city which he had little time to prepare for and was having to act based on pressure from politicians, particularly Davis, who put him in command for this reason and he had few other options. I find the criticism of Hood to be a bit over blown. He was backed into a corner... the same one Longstreet wanted to put Meade into by getting around his right at gettysburg. He is generally blamed for losing results, but he was put in a situation where winning was very unlikely. The only real criticism is his decision to attack at Franklin, which he did not need to do and then pursuing to Nashville when he probably should have fallen back and try to go after Sherman again defensively in the Carolinas while he still had a decent force to use. But, again he pushed on in no small part due to political pressures.

@@MickeyJWind At Peachtree Creek, Hood failed to reconnoitor the rugged terrain in front of him which helped to doom him & his army.!

@@MickeyJWind Mr. Wind: An officer, being considered for the command of an army, doesn’t get there without political considerations being factored into the selection. Jefferson Davis had initially asked Robert E. Lee take command of the Army of Tennessee. But Lee refused not wanting to surrender command of the Army of Northern Virginia. Jefferson Davis's asked Lee for his opinion on promoting Hood to the command of the AoT. Robert E. Lee gave an ambiguous reply calling Hood "a bold fighter, very industrious on the battlefield, careless off"…Lee had a high opinion of Hood's "gallantry, earnestness, and zeal"…however, he remained "doubtful" as to whether Hood possessed all of the qualities necessary to command an army in the field. John Bell Hood’s AoT “selection board” essentially consisted of Jefferson Davis and Gen. Braxton Bragg. After Hood’s leg amputation and recovery in Richmond, Davis and Hood were close friends. Bragg’s interview and recommendation of Hood for command has to be assessed in light of Bragg’s bitter disagreements and resentments against General Hardee. Hood wasn’t “backed into a corner” Hood was exactly where he ambitiously wanted to be. He was going to be the Confederacy’s “glorious battle champion”. He was going to route union forces, drive them back North and save Atlanta and the Confederacy. At 33 years old, Hood was too young, too ambitious, too infirm, too quarrelsome and too reckless to be given command of the AoT. This was the core political mistake made by the politician Jefferson Davis. Even Hood himself, is one of his letters criticizing Johnston wrote: "I have, General, so often urged that we should force the enemy to give us battle as to almost be regarded reckless by the officers high in rank in this army” And Hood was perceived as reckless not only by himsel and within the CSA but also by the Union commander General Sherman who planned on and used Hood’s recklessness to the advantage of Union forces. Respectfully, W.S.

Lee's 5 word assessment of Hood is priceless ! " All lion and no fox ! "

Hood is a perfect example of the Peter Principle A brilliant Brigade Commander, an adequate Divisional Commander with strong supervision but promoted above his ability in the West...and yet..in the great realm of What if..had his plan succeeded at Peach Tree Creek he would have been hailed as one of the greatest generals of the Confederacy

The Georgia Militia eating goober peas

But you have no trouble with Gary?

Why don’t you tell us too.

@@roynoccorina5022 UH...WITH A 'T".

​@@bassmaster1953 with a T as in traitor, I never forget it!

@@johnkean2466 HE WAS ONE OF SHERMAN'S PALLBEARERS. A COMRADE OF THE HIGHEST ORDER. TRAITORS WERE EXECUTED AT THAT TIME. HE WAS CELEBRATED WITH THE HONOR OF CARRYING SHERMAN'S COFFIN. AND HE DID IT IN THE BITTER COLD WITH DIGNITY YOU SIR ARE A FILTHY WOKE PROPAGANDIST WITH LITTLE KNOWLEDGE OF THE MEN OF THE WAR OF NORTHERN AGGRESSION.

Secesh trash deserves nothing.

Boom: www.battlefields.org/give

ANOTHER YANKEE.

I think that Grierson had Forrest tied up

"Smyrna' also mispronounced in this well- done video. Also, 'Etowah' was mispronounced in an earlier video. But in all, great work guys!