. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . The strategy, on account of political and other influences,was not always chosen according to the best military prin-ciples. Such influences always exist, and it is the duty of thesoldier to conform and to make his plan to suit as best he can. Under the head of policy would come Lees several inva-sions of the North, undertaken with insuificient forces and toofar from his base of supplies. Numerous causes have beengiven for these campaigns, the most plausible of which
. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . The strategy, on account of political and other influences,was not always chosen according to the best military prin-ciples. Such influences always exist, and it is the duty of thesoldier to conform and to make his plan to suit as best he can. Under the head of policy would come Lees several inva-sions of the North, undertaken with insuificient forces and toofar from his base of supplies. Numerous causes have beengiven for these campaigns, the most plausible of which wereof a political and not of a strategic nature. It was thoughtthat a victory won on Northern soil might lead to interventionon the part of foreign nations, or that it would increase thedisaffected element in the North to such an extent that theSouth could dictate a j^eace. The policy of making military ojierations conform to thedesire to lielp Northern sympathizers in eastern Tennessee hada powerful influence on the entire war. In the spring of 1862,it would have taken Euell into eastern Tennessee, instead of tothe assi
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