V/143; re forts Hood & Bragg; that braxton bragg would have the honor –that IS a wonder, as he was pretty much reviled by his own command, and as such occupied a space thus denied to any better leader. the lit concludes that Bragg’s commands were connected with a Jefferson Davis alliance –a political general i guess one would say. And a martinet –see online memoir of Army of Tennessee Pvt. Sam Watkins’ “Company Aitch” for some talk from Johnny Reb in the line. John Bell Hood OTOH was a great general who could not be called a ‘failed’ general as he sqwoze the max out of what he had to work with –including his own self, so many large pieces of which got shot off at various times while leading from the front that the remainder only retained unchallenged rights to the name due to its fortuitously including his head.