tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6679713926179902683.post3759212859361145059..comments2023-05-16T07:15:08.080-06:00Comments on Battlefield Wanderings 2.0: The Gap - part 3Nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03108569840442927455noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6679713926179902683.post-18341360693237035442007-08-02T20:17:00.000-06:002007-08-02T20:17:00.000-06:00Cozzens (using Cist) and Tucker (using Westrate) b...Cozzens (using Cist) and Tucker (using Westrate) both say there was a rebuke. Cozzens version is pretty mild compared to Tucker's. As Dave Powell said in one of the other comments this rebuke might actually be the rebuke Rosecrans gave to Negley and over the years the story was transfered to Wood.<br> <br>My intention was only to show that Rosecrans was in a foul mood, quick to anger that day. Wood was a prickly man, we don't know if he was still seething over the early September flare up but any man who takes the time in the middle of a campaign to write, what ends up as 8 pages in the OR, two long letters defending his position seems like someone who would hold a grudge and probably still be upset 10 days later. Did it enter into his actions that day? I have no idea but I think that evidence needs to be presented and not ignored. <br><br>Maybe Wood didn't let the earlier incident cloud his judgement at all. But if he was rebuked to any degree at all that day, and again for an incident with orders, one has to wonder if Wood might have acted a bit out of spite when given another order. He might have felt that he had no choice but to obey the letter of the order lest he anger Rosecrans for the third time over orders.<br><br>Also do we know where Westrate got the story? I can find very little biography on him but I know he wasn't there, probably wasn't even born yet. <br>--NickNickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08528725361910007225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6679713926179902683.post-19416767395447649362007-08-02T11:28:00.000-06:002007-08-02T11:28:00.000-06:00What is fictionalized is the dialogue between Rose...What is fictionalized is the dialogue between Rosecrans and Wood (the verbal rebuke). It is taken directly from Westrate pp. 222-223 and quoted as fact in Glenn Tucker's Book on Chickamauga. This adds to the Cist version of events but the dialogue is often quoted as if it were fact which it is not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6679713926179902683.post-85568916886331133412007-08-01T08:03:00.000-06:002007-08-01T08:03:00.000-06:00The verbal rebuke you refer to on Sep 20 is a fict...The verbal rebuke you refer to on Sep 20 is a fictionalized account from EV Westrate's Book "Those Fatal Generals" not to be taken as fact (Glenn Tucker). The historical record is pretty strong in showing this whole scenario was a post war creation to defend Rosecrans. Don't forget Wood's order was marked "Gallop" which means he was to act ASAP and that the commander of his sector, Alex McCook was with him at the time and assured Wood he would fill the gap and that he should move. The strongest evidence is that Wood was never brought up on one single charge related to this and never lost a command. Compare this to what happens to McCook, Crittenden and Negley following the battle leading to a court of inquiry. Look at Wood's performance the rest of the battle, he helps save the army. The historical evidence just does not support the Cist version of these events.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6679713926179902683.post-57810796289113273852007-08-01T07:00:00.000-06:002007-08-01T07:00:00.000-06:00Interesting read. I did a Chickamauga/Chattanooga...Interesting read. I did a Chickamauga/Chattanooga/Stones River battlefield staff ride last month. Based on my experience w/ various military history topics, historical writing, and particularly historical quotes, are subject to much interpretation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com