and i changed my mind about joe johnston. the problem with johnston's argument about the atlanta campaign is that the facts keep getting in the way. >> if you look at the facts, it looks different. we don't have time to get into a lot of that. let me give you an example. johnston argued the best chance the confederates had was not to fight a head-on battle against slowly,but to fall back drawing sherman into the ,nterior, picking off his men and as you did this you would reduce the odds against the confederates. when sherman was deep into georgia, and his army had been reduced by casualties the confederates could turn and pounce on him and drive him back. johnston maintained this conserved federate lives, and by the time they got to atlanta, the armies were closer in strength. he told davis it was art numbered -- he was outnumbered. people have an amazing ability to get around absolutes. johnston was one of them. armyd a statement that his had lost 9972 men come a killed june ofded in may and 1864. 9972, killed and wounded. in

it saved joe johnston's reputation. he had not lost atlanta. he'd not sure any birds. the second thing it did was it enabled the confederates to hold atlanta for 2-3, maybe a month longer than they would have. steve is nodding his head. the great brains agree on that read that's a good time to quit. -- the great brains agree. that is a good time to quit. i hope i have given you something to think about. [applause] ok. we got started a little late. if you have any questions? [inaudible] >> yes. >> i admire your work and your emphasis on the western he enter. -- theater. i also oh steve davis some money. >> he owes me some money. >> you mentioned, your evidence is good about the overrating of johnston. in terms of the specific examples, if the casualties were worse, wouldn't that make the hood's policy that much more full hearty if he had less resources? if the army was in that much worse shape? >> you could make the argument hood was dealing with a much weaker army than he thought. he makes the argument that hood was trying to run the army of tennessee likely had run th

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