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bt; of its expediency, if practicable, there could be none. I impressed repeatedly upon General Johnston by letter, and by officers of my staff and others sent to him by me for the purpose of putting him in possession of these views, the importance of a prompt aggressive movement by the Army of Tennessee. The following were among the considerations presented to General Johnston, at my request, by Brigadier General W. N. Pendleton, chief of artillery of the Army of Northern Virginia, on April 16, 1864: 1. To take the enemy at disadvantage while weakened, it is believed, by having sent troops to Virginia and by having others still absent on furlough. 2. To break up his plans by anticipating and frustrating his combinations. 3. So to press him in his present position as to prevent his heavier massing in Virginia. 4. To defeat him in battle, and gain great consequent strength in supplies, men, and productive territory. 5. To prevent the waste of the army incident to inacti