 | Jesse Ames Spencer - United States - 1866 - 620 pages
...The resources of the enemy and his numerical strength were far inferior to ours ; but as an oitset to this, we had a vast territory, with a population...the government, to garrison, and long lines of river ami railroad communication to protect, to enable us to supply the operating armies. " The armies of... | |
 | Orville James Victor - United States - 1861 - 598 pages
...numerical strength were far inferior to ours ; but, as an offset to this, we had a vast territory, with n population hostile to the Government, to garrison ; and long lines of river nnd railway communications to protect, to enable us to supply the operating armies.'1 While this was... | |
 | Isaac N. Arnold - Dummies (Bookselling) - 1866 - 750 pages
...The resources of the enemy and his numerical strength were far inferior to ours ; but as an offset to this, we had a vast territory with a population...ever pulling together; enabling the enemy to use to a great advantage his interior lines of communication for transporting troops from east to west, re-enforcing... | |
 | Isaac N. Arnold - Dummies (Bookselling) - 1866 - 748 pages
...The resources of the enemy and his numerical strength were far inferior to ours ; but as an offset to this, we had a vast territory with a population...ever pulling together; enabling the enemy to use to a great advantage his interior lines of communication for transporting troops from east to west, re-enforcing... | |
 | J. T. Headley - History - 1866 - 774 pages
...war. The resources of the enemy and his numerical strength were far inferior to ours; but as an offset to this, we had a vast territory with a population...supply the operating armies. The armies in the East apd West acted independently and without concert, like a balky team, no two ever pulling together,... | |
 | Henry Coppée - Biography & Autobiography - 1866 - 586 pages
...The resources of the enemy and his numerical strength were far inferior to ours ; but as an offset to this, we had a vast territory, with a population...protect, to enable us to supply the operating armies. BJH—1 have the honor to submit the following report of the operations of the Armies of the United... | |
 | Frank Moore - United States - 1868 - 796 pages
...The resources of the enemy, and his numerical strength, were far inferior to ours ; but as an offset to this, we had a vast territory, with a population...of river and railroad communications to protect, to coable us to supply the operating armies. The armies in the East and West acted in ï^ pendently and... | |
 | John William Draper - United States - 1870 - 716 pages
...The resources of the enemy and his numerical strength were far inferior to ours ; but, as an offset to this, we had a vast territory, with a population...armies in the East and West acted independently and withimpofection of the ou* concert, like a balky team, no two ever pulling toformer piuw. gether, enabling... | |
 | William Henry Venable - United States - 1872 - 316 pages
...West, and that of Grant in the East. Both armies were to act in unison, for previously, as Grant said, "the armies in the East and West acted independently and without concert, like a balky team, no two pulling together." The Lieutenant General joined the army of the Potomac, and, having crossed the Rapidan,... | |
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... season and weather, were necessary to a speedy termination of the war. The resources of the enemy and his numerical strength were far inferior to ours; but as an offset to this, we had a vast territory, with a population hostile to the government,... 
