. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers . ally present on the field of battle at Grove-ton and Bull Run. The official returns and reports arenot only imperfect, but often contradictory. However,a careful study of the subject, based upon the best in-formation obtainable, justifies the conclusion that theeffective strength of the army under Popes commandwas at least 63,000, and that of the Confederate armyabout 54,000 — of all arms. The computation of Popesforces includes his own proper command (exclusive ofBankss corps, wh
. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers . ally present on the field of battle at Grove-ton and Bull Run. The official returns and reports arenot only imperfect, but often contradictory. However,a careful study of the subject, based upon the best in-formation obtainable, justifies the conclusion that theeffective strength of the army under Popes commandwas at least 63,000, and that of the Confederate armyabout 54,000 — of all arms. The computation of Popesforces includes his own proper command (exclusive ofBankss corps, which did not reach the scene of action),Renos corps, and the reinforcements received from theArmy of the Potomac. The Confederate force has beenestimated by some writers as low as 47,000. Others con-cede the number given above. Colonel William Allan,late chief-of-orduance, Second Corps, Arnry of NorthernVirginia, in a paper upon the subject, contributed to theMilitary Historical Society of Massachusetts, concludesthat on the 28th of August, Pope had 70,000 men (includ-ing Bankss corps), and Lee about 49, RAID UPON A UNION BAGGAGE TRAIN BY STUARTS CAVALRY. FROM A WAR-TIME SKETCH. JACKSONS RAID AROUND POPE. BY W. B. TALIAFERRO, MAJOR-GENERAL, C. S. A. ON the morning of the 25th of August, 1862, Stonewall Jackson, withEwells and A. P. Hills divisions and his own old division under mycommand, marched northward from Jeffersonton, Virginia, to cut Popescommunications and destroy his supplies. Quartermasters and commissaries,with their forage and subsistence stores, were left behind, their white tiltedwagons parked conspicuously. The impedimenta which usually embarrassand delay a marching column had been reduced to a few ambulances and alimited ordnance train; three days meager rations had been cooked andstowed away in haversacks and pockets; and tin cans and an occasionalfrying-pan constituted the entire camp-equipage. The men had rested anddried off, and as they marched out th
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