Joseph E. Johnston and the Defense of Richmond

Comments:

Newton's views are very controversial when it comes to Confederate strengths, but his books make for fascinating reading. To make a long story short, Newton believes that the Confederates counted men differently than the Union. The most common Confederate strength estimate, which was called "effectives", did not count officers and some other men while the Union "Present for Duty" (PFD) did. The end result is that he feels Johnston had a PFD strength on May 31, 1862 of 94,813 men in the vicinity of Richmond, or very near to the Union PFD strength of the same date. Newton is known as a harsh Longstreet critic, but other than that warning this was a very enjoyable and thought-provoking read. 288 pp.

Steven H. Newton	Joseph E. Johnston and the Defense of Richmond
Comments: Newton's views are very controversial when it comes to Confederate strengths, but his books make for fascinating reading. To make a long story short, Newton believes that the Confederates counted men differently than the Union. The most common Confederate strength estimate, which was called "effectives", did not count officers and some other men while the Union "Present for Duty" (PFD) did. The end result is that he feels Johnston had a PFD strength on May 31, 1862 of 94,813 men in the vicinity of Richmond, or very near to the Union PFD strength of the same date. Newton is known as a harsh Longstreet critic, but other than that warning this was a very enjoyable and thought-provoking read. 288 pp.