Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Lee” in chapter 15.102 of Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4.:
...erposed, between him and Grant.
From a military point of view, therefore, this failure was of importance.
Beauregard had suggested to the Government a bold and rapid concentration of a portion of Lee 's army with the forces that he was then assembling, in order to try a supreme and decisive blow against Sherman, and, if successful, then to concentrate all forces upon Grant.
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