...ately ascertained that Early and Breckinridge had with them in the vicinity of at least 30,000 veteran soldiers, and some estimated the number as high as 45,000. Opposed to them Generals McCook and Augur (the latter military governor of Washington) were unable to to array over five thousand men of all arms, many of whom were little better than raw recruits, having no knowledge of warfare, and not a f...