General Thomas at Nashville (Expanded, Annotated)

So why, decades after his death, were analysts still debating whether Thomas was too slow in the Nashville Campaign of 1864? In this concise, insightful treatment, Brigadier-General Henry Boynton makes clear the case that Thomas was NOT slow at Nashville. While Grant and other commanders at City Point were gnashing their teeth in "sickening anxiety," Thomas was holding his own in horrific weather conditions, readying his troops to fight.