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How did Major General William T. Sherman justify his failed assault on Kennesaw Mountain?
ChuckSiata
The failed Union assault on the Confederate entrenched forces of Kennesaw Mountain was one of Union General William T. Sherman's losses in his Atlanta campaign of 1864. In June of 1864, Sherman ignored the warnings of some of his commanders regarding a planned assault on this Rebel stronghold. Rebel troops under General Johnston were well prepared for any Union attempts to remove them from their mountain positions. Sherman later provided one of the worst explanations or better said "excuses" for his bad judgment that cost many Union lives. Sherman explained his actions at Kennesaw by stating that the defeat was not without virtue. It demonstrated to General Joseph Johnston that he ( Sherman) would attack boldly when deemed necessary. This was one of the worst excuses for defeat i the US Civil War.
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First Bull Run, here Sherman was a brigadier general. Shiloh Vicksburg Chattanooga Meridian Kennesaw Atlanta Bentonville
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