tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post7111935247365147633..comments2024-03-25T14:51:02.583-07:00Comments on Civil War Books and Authors: Review of Rhea - "ON TO PETERSBURG: Grant and Lee, June 4-15, 1864"DW@CWBAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00018056113264346047noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-79824219033304726062017-10-07T07:52:00.349-07:002017-10-07T07:52:00.349-07:00Drew: Your point is well-taken. I should have stat...Drew: Your point is well-taken. I should have stated mine more clearly. Robertson says nothing about Grant, Grant's reaction, etc. because that's not his focus. Rhea, on the other hand, focuses on Grant's plans, etc. Butler's attack was done, so far as appears, without Grant's knowledge in the very sector which Grant intended to attack within a week. Grant took extensive John Foskettnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-76307107687085380362017-10-06T14:42:04.621-07:002017-10-06T14:42:04.621-07:00Thanks, Jim.Thanks, Jim.DW@CWBAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00018056113264346047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-21986159824185229812017-10-06T14:40:39.557-07:002017-10-06T14:40:39.557-07:00Because Robertson wrote an entire book about it, I...Because Robertson wrote an entire book about it, I don't mind that Rhea's account glides over the June 9 attack only lightly. Both authors agree that the operation was an unnecessary reminder to the Confederates about how weak the Petersburg defenses were.DW@CWBAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00018056113264346047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-68157440926194086372017-10-06T14:33:52.435-07:002017-10-06T14:33:52.435-07:00Great German minds think alike. Though it gets the...Great German minds think alike. Though it gets them in trouble sometimes.DW@CWBAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00018056113264346047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-54399665503526100022017-10-06T12:56:55.634-07:002017-10-06T12:56:55.634-07:00John, my dim memory is that there is a note from U...John, my dim memory is that there is a note from USG to Butler telling him to not do anything like that (June 9) again. The sad thing is, Butler's plan on the 9th should have worked, and if anyone other than Gilmore had been in command, it might have.Jim Eppersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12896759856079539599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-17412443108147758872017-10-06T11:08:53.755-07:002017-10-06T11:08:53.755-07:00"a signal reminder that nothing is easy in wa..."a signal reminder that nothing is easy in war, and, when it comes to victory on the battlefield, there's no such thing as a sure thing."<br /><br />"In war everything is simple, but even the simplest thing is difficult."<br /><br />Karl von ClauswitzFred Raynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-76323514209200235642017-10-06T08:10:41.905-07:002017-10-06T08:10:41.905-07:00Thanks for this thorough and (as usual) insightful...Thanks for this thorough and (as usual) insightful review. I've only skimmed it but the one place that I thought the author could have provided more analysis involves Butler's failed June 9 frolic with Gilmore and Kautz. Although two members of Grant's staff had arrived at Butler's HQ the latter part of June 8, I am convinced that Grant knew nothing of this effort until sometime Johjn Foskettnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-7253806008172604432017-10-05T11:52:51.754-07:002017-10-05T11:52:51.754-07:00Nice review! I'm looking forward to finally r...Nice review! I'm looking forward to finally reading this.<br />Jim Eppersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12896759856079539599noreply@blogger.com