To finish my thread about Spring Hill I read this today. It is General Hood giving General John C. Brown a lesson in Military principal.

" I wish you to bear in mind this military principal that when a pursuing Army comes up with the retreating enemy, he must be immediately attacked. If you have a brigade in front as advance guard, order it's commander to attack as soon as he comes up with him. If you have aregiment in advance and it comes up with the enemy, give the colonel orders to attack him. If there is but a company in advance, and if it overtakes the entire Yankee Army, order the Captain to attack forthwith. and if anything blocks the road in front of you today, don't stop a minute, but turn out into the fields or woods and move to the front."

So with this we can't necessarily blame Hood for the loss of Spring Hill. I think Hood may have been contribitory, but John C. Brown is primarily the negligent General here.