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More Important Than Good Generals: Junior Officers in the Army of the Tennessee
296 pages, Paperback
Published January 14, 2025
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August 12, 2025
A solid first book that shows the overall coherence of the Army of the Tennessee, an outfit that knew precious few defeats in battle or campaign. The writing is solid but uninspired. There are some pedestrian opinions, mostly of commanders outside the book's scope (Meade and Rosecrans are unfairly and cheaply derided) and Thomas Worthington is not treated fairly. Still, it is a solid book and reinforces the idea that western troops were motivated by preservation of the union above all. One of the best discussion was how the junior officers (defined broadly as anyone above sergeant and below general) viewed their generals.
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