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Was the post-1812 U.S. Navy as divided as the Army of Tennessee?

Even the contentious post-1812 U.S. Navy officer corps appears peaceful beside the Army of Tennessee's internal feuding.

Question

How did the Army of Tennessee's leadership compare with the U.S. Navy officer corps after the War of 1812?

Short answer

The post-1812 U.S. Navy officer corps was practically peaceful by comparison; the Army of Tennessee's internal conflict was much worse.

Notes

The post-1812 U.S. Navy provides a benchmark because its officer corps had contentious personalities and institutional rivalries. Those disputes were mild compared with the Army of Tennessee. The field army's leadership conflict was unusually bitter, even by the standards of troubled military organizations. A notoriously difficult naval officer corps could therefore look peaceful beside it.