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"Better men were never better led”: October 1864 and the Crisis in the Union Armies at Petersburg - The Journal of the Civil War Era
In early October 1864, Gen. U. S. Grant planned a trip to Washington. He believed that 30,000 to 40,000 troops were gathered in “depots all over the North” and wanted to “see if I cannot devise means of getting [them] promptly into the field.” Although he canceled the trip, his concern was well placed.[1] The … Read More Read More
