Statistics for occurrence #1 of “North Carolina” in chapter 5, page 228 of Adam Badeau, Military history of Ulysses S. Grant from April 1861 to April 1865. Volume 2:
... thousand, and then all the reserves that can possibly be spared from the lines should be held ready to go after the enemy, if he follows.
This movement would be simultaneous with that of Palmer in North Carolina , and both were intended, not only to distress Lee still further for his supplies, but to prevent reinforcements being sent to
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