“All along, the problem with the army had been the
generals. It’s sometimes difficult to
remember them all. McClellan, Burnside,
Hooker, McDowell, Smith, even Meade – and dozens more with lesser
responsibility – all had shied away when confronted with the test of fire. As a result, tens of thousands died
needlessly.”
- If not necessarily the main thrust of the historical
novel, at least the the underlying spirit of Grant’s War by Ted Jones.
(Quote from page 284 of my hardcover edition.)
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