Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Mr. Swinton” in chapter 33 of Colonel William Preston Johnston, The Life of General Albert Sidney Johnston : His Service in the Armies of the United States, the Republic of Texas, and the Confederate States.:
...rrender of Donelson.
He meant to defend Nashville at Donelson, if he could, and, if not, then to reunite his corps and to fight on a more retired line.
A very astonishing statement is made by Mr. Swinton , in his Decisive battles of the War, page 65. He says:
In this condition, outnumbered on both lines, Johnston does not appear to have comprehended that a defensive attitude could only result ...
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