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Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Chapter 46: (search)
nth, during which time there had been an almost daily encounter of arms, and the Army of Northern Virginia had placed hors de combat, of the army under General Grant, a number exceeding the entire numerical strength, at the commencement of the campaign, of Lee's army, which, notwithstanding its own heavy losses and the reenforcements received by the enemy, still presented an impregnable front to its opponent. By the report of the United States Secretary of War (Stanton), Grant had, on May 1, 1864, two days before he crossed the Rapidan, 120,380 men, and in the Ninth Army Corps 20,780, or an aggregate with which he marched against Lee of 141,160. To meet this vast force, Lee had on the Rapidan less than 50,000 men. By the same authority it appears that Grant had a reserve upon which he could draw of 137,672. Lee had practically no reserve, for he was compelled to make detachments from his army for the protection of West Virginia and other points, about equal to all the reenforcem
Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Chapter 48: (search)
the troops actually in position at Dalton and those in the immediate rear of that place, was about fifty thousand. When to these is added General Polk's command (then en route), the advance of which joined him at Resaca, the effective strength of General Johnston's army was not less than 68,620 men of all arms, excluding from the estimate the thousands of men employed on extra duty, amounting, as General Hood states, to ten thousand when he assumed command of the army. Army at Dalton, May 1, 1864, according to General Johnston's estimates Narrative, p. 302. 37,652 infantry. 2,812 artillery.2,392 cavalry. Mercer's brigade, joined May 2d 2,000 infantry. Thirty-seventh Mississippi Regiment, en route 400   infantry Dibrell's and Harrison's brigades in rear, recruiting their horses 2,336 cavalry. Martin's division at Cartersville 1,700   cavalry ——— 49,292 Polk's command 19,330 ——— Total effective 68,620 To enable General Johnston to repulse the hostile