Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Chesapeake bay” in chapter 13 of Elias Nason, McClellan's Own Story: the war for the union, the soldiers who fought it, the civilians who directed it, and his relations to them.:

...t his defensive measures at the very points where it is desirable to strike him when least prepared. 2d. The second base of operations available for the Army of the Potomac is that of the lower Chesapeake bay , which affords the shortest possible land route to Richmond and strikes directly at the heart of the enemy's power in the east. The roads in that region are passable at all seasons of the year. ...
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Chesapeake Bay (United States) 506 4 0 0 0 user votes

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