Graybeards in the Home Guard and members of the state militia, safe in Atlanta, insisted they could have managed the campaign better and drew maps on tablecloths to prove their contentions.

• 那些乡团里的胡子兵和民兵队员安然无恙地待在亚特兰大，但都固执地认为要是让他们来打这个战役一定会打得好些，并且把地图铺在桌上指指点点地说明自己作战方案。