As commander, he protested to himself as Quartermaster, so that in effect, he was fighting with himself...
Sounds like he was quite a paper pushing CYA kind of guy.... Oh and Shiloh.. that story dates to pre-civil war.. A simple web query could have revealed that:
civilwarhome.com
Of the eight men who reached the rank of full general in the Confederate army Braxton Bragg was the most controversial. The North Carolinian West Pointer (1837) had earned a prewar reputation for strict discipline as well as a literal adherence to regulations. At one time, the story goes, he actually had a written dispute with himself while serving in the dual capacity of company commander and post quartermaster.
He also seemed to to lack the ability to make key decisions or get the best out of his subordinates. And it's noted that in several instances he lacked the initiative to follow up on his initial successes and permitting the enemy to retreat:
ngeorgia.com
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Now that's an example of a wishy-washy person, bent on following form over substance, and never making a bold decision... Does that sound like me?? I'm certainly not wishy-washy.. and I believe I understand the substance of what's at stake behind all the political and military maneuvers related to the mid-east..
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As the Confederacy was dying, A Georgia girl wrote in her diary: "Generals Bragg and Breckinridge are in the village with a host of minor celebrities. General Breckinridge is called the handsomest man in the Confederate army, and Bragg might be called the ugliest. He looks like an old porcupine."
Braxton Bragg, the fifth ranking Confederate general, was no beauty. Perhaps the kindest remark ever made about his appearance came from a young lieutenant, who thought Bragg looked just like a general you see in pictures. This was very early in the war. Most comments were less favorable. A captain described Bragg as a "tall, slim, rough looking man, with a little round head covered with gray frizzly hair. He has a wild, abstracted look, and pays but little attention to what is passing round him. His mind seems to be in a constant strain. His apparel consists of long, gray hunting shirt, pants stuffed in his boots, and his hard looking head is ornamented with a military cap, to which some white cloth is attached to cover his neck." An English visitor in the Confederacy called Bragg the least prepossessing of all the Confederate generals. And the head of the Confederate War Bureau said Bragg resembled a chimpanzee as much in character as in appearance.
Pretty poor impression ol' Bragg struck there Shiloh...
I also doubt that you have tried enough to understand my position on Iraq to the point that you could even summarize it, preferring instead to fire overblown, kneejerk broadsides at anything I type.
Maybe you're right.. So I wonder if there is anyone else out there who can explain your position to the rest of us??
Any volunteers out there??
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