Anaxagoras
Banned
Sure, but in a more open engagement (given that southern Georgia is not anywhere near as hilly and built-up as northern Georgia was, Johnston has greater difficulties finding terrain that suits him), 2:1 advantages strongly favor the Union. Especially if the minor necessity of whether or not Joseph Eggelton Johnston still is a general officer or not forces Johnston to fight, period, or be sacked. It would be far from the first time a general was pushed into a battle for political, as opposed to sound military, reasons......
I agree. But I would also give Johnston a fighting chance. In open battle, he did pretty well at First Manassas. And at Bentonville, he did better than could reasonably have been expected considering the disparity of forces.