Of my favorite civil war generals, who turned out to be not from one of those northeastern states. Patrick clayburn from argue arg arkansas. I got interested in the battle of ringgold gap. I want to start with clayburn saves the army. We have to start with the two leading protagonists at the battle of Missionary Ridge. Grant was a rising star as a general. Had not lost really a battle yet during the war. Eventually, he goes on to further greatness. On the other side, you have bragg. Although the story may be a little apparently as a lieutenant during the wars, he became the acting commissary officer. The story is he wrote a request to the officer himself for supplies. As the officer, he turned them down. He sent another request and it was turned down again. So he went to his captain of the regiment and said i reached an impasse, what should i do . The captain said, bragg, you have argued with every officer in the army and now you are arguing with yourself. Request denied. So bragg we h
1863. The we have to start with two leading protagonists at the battle of Missionary Ridge in chattanooga. Of course, Ulysses Grant. Iram Ulysses Grant actually. A rising star as a general. Had not really lost a battle yet during the war, and eventually he goes on to further greatness. On the other side you have braxton bragg. Although the story might be a little bit apocryphal, apparently as lieutenant in, wars, hee seminole became the acting commissary officer. Requesty is he wrote a to the commissary officer himself for supplies. As a commissary officer, he turned them down. He sent another request that was turned down again, so went to the captain of the regiment and said, i reached an impasse, what should i do . Youcaptain said, bragg, have argued with every officer in the army, and now you are arguing with yourself. Request denied. So, braxton bragg, we had a symposium two years ago, of generals you love to hate. It was very interesting to me he was not picked. There could not po
Robert J. “Bob” Reeves of Triadelphia, WV, passed away on April 19, 2024, at the age of eighty-seven. He was born on September 19, 1936, in Toledo, OH, the son of the late Charles V. and Amelia M. Reeves. Mr. Reeves graduated from Triadelphia High School in 1954. He attended the College of Wooster for […]