Patterns in American History, Volume 1Alexander DeConde, Armin Rappaport, William R. Steckel |
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... Army of Northern Virginia , was 85,000 , but the average size of this force was smaller , ranging between 55,000 and 70,000 . The largest Federal army in the West comprised 90,000 troops , while the biggest army which the Confederacy ...
... Army of Northern Virginia , was 85,000 , but the average size of this force was smaller , ranging between 55,000 and 70,000 . The largest Federal army in the West comprised 90,000 troops , while the biggest army which the Confederacy ...
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... army west from Fredericksburg to the Shenandoah Valley and then headed north toward the Potomac . This was the beginning of the offensive that would culminate in the battle of Gettysburg . North of the Rappahannock Fed- eral General ...
... army west from Fredericksburg to the Shenandoah Valley and then headed north toward the Potomac . This was the beginning of the offensive that would culminate in the battle of Gettysburg . North of the Rappahannock Fed- eral General ...
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... army which would have averted the bloodshed ; but Upton's " 20,000 regulars " were again an army of a dream only . Military power is never created and never exists in a political vacuum ; war , as Clausewitz observed , is “ an ...
... army which would have averted the bloodshed ; but Upton's " 20,000 regulars " were again an army of a dream only . Military power is never created and never exists in a political vacuum ; war , as Clausewitz observed , is “ an ...
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John B Brebner The Patterns of the Continent | 10 |
Semple The Rivers and the Appalachian Barrier | 17 |
Richard G Lillard The Great Forest | 24 |
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