Hood’s Long-Delayed Gettysburg Report Describes His Protest At Little Round Top
Life on the Civil War Reserach Trail
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Confederate General John Bell Hood never filed an official Gettysburg report, but years later, in a letter to his former superior officer, Gen. James Longstreet, he revealed his objections to attacking Little Round Top. His account offers a candid look at command decisions, missed opportunities, and the heavy cost paid by his division.
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