...e usual mode of organizing a volunteer army, at least in this country; nor do I deny that the result was better, on the average, than might have been anticipated, but it was bad enough. Our friend, Gen. D. H. Hill , in a report of a little later date, says, The reorganization of the army, at Yorktown under the elective system, had thrown out of service many of our best officers and had much demoralized our army...