Talk:Battle of Decatur

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Confederate troop strength at Decatur[edit]

Hood's Army of Tennessee was not at full strength at Decatur therefore lets loose this 39,000 number. He split his army up earlier along the trail sending most of his wagon train and two thirds of his artillery along a slightly more southernly rout when traveling to Tennessee. He likely did this simply to cover more ground more rapidly. Forage for horses may have been a factor too since forage was sparse that time of year. His army was no longer being pursued and he kept his battle ready portion of the army in between the enemy and the wagon train. Further research will show how much of his infantry actually accompanied the wagon/artillery train but there should be no question some did accompany this group. This portion of the Army of Tennessee was no closer than 8 to 10 miles away and could hear the bombardment but were not involved. Several diaries mention this but one good source is the "Confederate Diary of Wesley Olin Connor of Cave Spring, Georgia". This is available free on the Internet. Rjr1960 (talk) 13:59, 11 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]