Given what transpired during the Iuka-Corinth Campaign of the previous year, Grant's relief of Rosecrans in favor of highly-regarded corps commander George Thomas was predictable however, some observers later claimed that the Grant-Thomas relationship also got off to a rocky start. In addition to creating what many believe to have been a crisis point in the Army of the Cumberland's leadership, Chickamauga left Union strategic planning on both sides of the Mississippi in disarray for the balance of 1863 4, and Powell briefly discusses that lesser-appreciated aspect of Chickamauga's fallout as well. Grant's elevation to western theater command in response to the Union disaster at Chickamauga. Grant at Chattanooga really sets itself apart from previous full-length narrative accounts of the campaign through its overarching focus on command character and decision-making on both sides, but particularly on the Union side 3. A superior summary of events in its own right, David Powell's The Impulse of Victory: Ulysses S. Though a handful of introductory-level books and essay anthologies exist along with a popular Wiley Sword campaign history 1, the most commonly cited book-length scholarly accounts of the 1863 Chattanooga Campaign remain the trio of classic titles authored by Peter Cozzens, James Lee McDonough, and Steven Woodworth 2.
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