Table 6 CIVIL WAR TACTICAL PERFORMANCE

THOMAS'S TACTICAL RECORD AND PERFORMANCE

Battle Attacker Winner union loss confederate loss
Stones River C U 10,900 2,671 14,000 4,418
Chickamuaga C C* 31,500 9,086 15,669 8,140
Missionary Ridge U U 22,000 3,434 17,000 3,900
Peach Tree Creek C U 20,139 1,600 18,832 2,500
Nashville U U 49,773 3,061 23,207 5,962
TOTAL(5) - - 134,312 19,852 88,708 24,920

Thomas's TACTICAL PERFORMANCE

Commander number % enemy men % casualties % enemy cas. Efficiency Index enemy Eff. Index
Thomas win attack 2 178 9.0 66 137 162
Thomas lose attack 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Thomas win defense 2 95 13.8 62 223 130
Thomas lose defense 1* 201 28.8 112 258 580
All Thomas 5 151 14.7 80 186 224

Source: Livermore's Numbers and Losses

* Thomas' position held though the overall battle was a defeat.

M. Collie May 1993

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