. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . in the text-book the use of inte-rior lines, and in more homely phrase, getting there firstwith the most men, was often skilfully ]5erformed on botha large and small scale. Thus, Johnston joined Beauregardat Bull Run in time to win the battle; Jackson alternatelyattacked the divided forces of his opponents and neutralizedtheir greatly superior forces, and finally joined Lee for an-other campaign; Longstreet joined Bragg to win Chicka-mauga; Ewell joined Breckiiuidge to defeat Sigel. ]Manyopportunities were lost, even in the very ca
. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . in the text-book the use of inte-rior lines, and in more homely phrase, getting there firstwith the most men, was often skilfully ]5erformed on botha large and small scale. Thus, Johnston joined Beauregardat Bull Run in time to win the battle; Jackson alternatelyattacked the divided forces of his opponents and neutralizedtheir greatly superior forces, and finally joined Lee for an-other campaign; Longstreet joined Bragg to win Chicka-mauga; Ewell joined Breckiiuidge to defeat Sigel. ]Manyopportunities were lost, even in the very cami)aigns mentioned,as Ave see them to-day. The conduct of pursuits confirms the idea that it is themost difficult operation presented to a general. Johnston afterBull Run, jNIcClellan after Antietam, ^Nleade after Gettysburg,Bragg after Chickamauga, Grant after Chattanooga, and Leeafter Fredericksburg practically allowed the defeated enemyto escape without further injury. Lees pursuit of JNIcClellanin the Seven Davs Battles on the Peninsida and of INIeade in. MILITARY COMMERCE °^ ^°- This view of the magazine wharf at City Point in 1864 reveals the immensity of the trans])ortalion problem that was solved by theNorth in support of its armies in the field. The Federal army in Virginia, unlike the armies of Napoleon, did not forage off the ter-ritory which it occupied. Rail and water transportation made possible the bringing of supplies long distances. Whatever point waschosen for the army base quickly became a bustling center, rivaling the activity of any great commercial city, and giving employmentto thousands of men whose business it was to unload and forward the arri\ing stores and ammunition to the army in the field near by. \, _H, , f * bBk ^^^^Sb^I^I ?• ■,. Pi4 5fl ^^^^Hl^ii.^:k^ ^^O (11\ IOIM, \\1V .}\iA, 1S0+ (-upjriildh, Grant finally settled down to the m( ge of Jtlersbuig iiul ( it% Iomt Ik ( uni the .irmv baie, the little village was tur
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