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lts had it been promptly executed.
But no such movement was made or even attempted.
General Johnston's belief that General Grant would be ready to assume the offensive before he could be prepared to do so, proved too well founded,
General J. E. Johnston
Map: operations in Georgia and South Carolina. while his purpose, if the Federal army did not attack, that we should prepare and take the initiative ourselves, was never carried out.
It was during this time, i.e., in March and April, 1864, that Forrest made his extraordinary expedition from north Mississippi across Tennessee to Paducah, Kentucky, and continued his operations against depots of supplies, lines of communication, and troops moving to reenforce Sherman—having, on June 11th, a severe action in Tishomingo with a force estimated at eight or nine thousand, supposed to be on their way to join Sherman.
The energy, strategy, and high purposes of Forrest, during all this period, certainly entitle him to higher militar
al returns in the Adjutant General's office, Washington, was 2,678,967.
In addition to these, 86,724 paid a commutation.
The rapidity with which calls for men were made by that government during the last eighteen months of the war, and the number brought into the field, were as follows:
Men furnished
Calls of October 17, 1863, and February 1, 1864, for 500,000 men for three years 317,092
Call of March 14, 1864, for 200,000 men for three years 259,515
Militia for one hundred days, April to July, 1864 83,612
Call of July 18, 1864, for 500,000 men 385,163
Reduced by excess on previous calls.
Call of December 19, 1864, for 300,000 men 211,752
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Total men furnished in eighteen months 1,257,134
The number of men furnished on call of the United States government, previous to October 17, 1863, was as follows:
Men furnished
Call of April 15, 1861, for 75,000 men for three months 91,816
Call of May 3, 1861, for 500,000 men 700,680
Men furnished in May and Jun<