While I am very anxious that any great disaster or the capture
of our men in great numbers should be avoided, I know these points are
less likely to escape your attention than they would mine. If there is
anything wanting which is within my power to give, do not fail to let me
know it. And now, with a brave army and a just cause, may God sustain
you.
A noble letter, breathing the loftiest spirit, and showing that moral
grandeur which has been so characteristic of America's greatest men.
He had put all in Grant's hands and he had given to him an army, the
like of which had never been seen until now on the American continent.
Never before had the North poured forth its wealth and energy in such
abundance.
Four thousand wagons loaded with food and ammunition followed the army,
and there was a perfect system by which a wagon emptied of its contents
was sent back to a depot to be refilled, while a loaded wagon took its
place at the front. Complete telegram equipments, poles, wires,
instruments and all were carried with every division. The wires could be
strung easily and the lieutenant-general could talk to every part of his
army. There were, also, staffs of signalmen, in case the wires should
fail at any time.
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