tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6679713926179902683.post5982233849817733621..comments2023-05-16T07:15:08.080-06:00Comments on Battlefield Wanderings 2.0: Confederate Struggle for Command by Alexander MendozaNickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03108569840442927455noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6679713926179902683.post-92200724526405765722009-02-01T06:22:00.000-07:002009-02-01T06:22:00.000-07:00Nick, Good comments about Mendoza's Book. I ha...Nick, <br><br>Good comments about Mendoza's Book. I had similar reactions.<br><br>Some Comments: <br><br>First, about the gap. Most folks don't seem to remember that the only CSA Infantry that ventured into that gap (Humphreys and the <br>8th SC of Kershaw) never reported it; instead Humphreys told Longstreet that the area was strongly defended. Humphreys was referring more to Snodgrass Hill than to the gap, but he certainly did not make this clear to Longstreet. Longstreet's own recon in the area encountered Union pickets as well, there was nothing to suggest that the gap was there. If the 8th had been more helpful this might have been a bigger issue, but they connected with Kershaw's line and never said a word to anyone about a gap. <br><br>Second, I think Longstreet was disatisfied with Law for good reason. Law did not perform well at Gettysburg for perhaps understandable reasons. However, when he got his second chance at Div command at Chickamauga, he failed to control his troops on either day. In each case his division fragmented, drifting across the field a brigade at a time, and he never managed to mass sufficient combat power in any one area. In fact, his record at Chickamauga was much as at Gettysburg, without quite the same excuses. <br><br>Dave PowellAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6679713926179902683.post-56672444516826231842009-01-31T14:47:00.000-07:002009-01-31T14:47:00.000-07:00Enjoyed your review of this book. This was a book ...Enjoyed your review of this book. This was a book I was interested in picking up because I enjoy reading about Longstreet (Killer Angels and the movie Gettysburg helped start the fascination) and Chickamauga is one of my favorite campaigns to study. I've always wondered why Longstreet bombed so badly in the West after Chickamauga. Thanks for pointing out the flaws of the book. I'll have to think longer about picking that book at its present price.<br>Thanks again,<br>ChrisChrisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6679713926179902683.post-45087353381303918932009-01-30T21:05:00.000-07:002009-01-30T21:05:00.000-07:00Thanks. I'm glad I helped get you interested ...Thanks. I'm glad I helped get you interested in learning more about this.<br><br>I also meant to include in the original review that the maps were horrible. Somehow I forgot to include that earlier.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08528725361910007225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6679713926179902683.post-45655560377211549562009-01-30T20:22:00.000-07:002009-01-30T20:22:00.000-07:00I am not familiar with the book and have only a ba...I am not familiar with the book and have only a basic understanding of Longstreet during this time, but after reading your comprehensive review, I feel compelled to learn more about the subject. <br><br>I think you are providing an invaluable service in detailing the specific issues that you had with the author's work. <br><br>If worded correctly, I have also found some authors to be responsive to questions such as yours when emailed (using google to find an email address)--at least you can get additional information from the writer. <br><br>Keep up the good work.Slamdunkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13087161268629251860noreply@blogger.com