Report of a Board of Army Officers Upon the Claim of Maj. Gen. William Farrar Smith, U. S. V. , Major U. S. Army (Retired), That He, and Not General Rosecrans, Originated the Plan for the Relief of Chattanooga in October 1863

Download or read book Report of a Board of Army Officers Upon the Claim of Maj. Gen. William Farrar Smith, U. S. V. , Major U. S. Army (Retired), That He, and Not General Rosecrans, Originated the Plan for the Relief of Chattanooga in October 1863 written by United States Board of Army Officers and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-05-03 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Report of a Board of Army Officers Upon the Claim of Maj. Gen. William Farrar Smith, U. S. V., Major U. S. Army (Retired), That He, and Not General Rosecrans, Originated the Plan for the Relief of Chattanooga in October, 1863: Proceedings, Conclusions, and Opinions of the Board, Approved by Hon. Elihu Root, Secretary of War Sir: I have the honor to transmit to you herewith a copy of the proceedings, finding, and conclusions Of a board of officers appointed by War Department order of August 23, 1900, to investigate and report upon the claim made by Maj. William F. Smith, United States Army, retired, that the legend of the atlas of the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Park Commission regarding the origin of the plan for recovering Lookout Valley, etc., is incorrect, together with a copy of the indorsement of the Secretary of War approving the find ing and conclusions of the board. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.