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Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories 477 477 Browse Search
William F. Fox, Lt. Col. U. S. V., Regimental Losses in the American Civil War, 1861-1865: A Treatise on the extent and nature of the mortuary losses in the Union regiments, with full and exhaustive statistics compiled from the official records on file in the state military bureaus and at Washington 422 422 Browse Search
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 227 227 Browse Search
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 6, 10th edition. 51 51 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events, Diary from December 17, 1860 - April 30, 1864 (ed. Frank Moore) 50 50 Browse Search
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 1, Mass. officers and men who died. 46 46 Browse Search
Francis Jackson Garrison, William Lloyd Garrison, 1805-1879; the story of his life told by his children: volume 3 45 45 Browse Search
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 5, 13th edition. 43 43 Browse Search
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 7, 4th edition. 35 35 Browse Search
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 8 35 35 Browse Search
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The Daily Dispatch: August 13, 1863., [Electronic resource], Progress of the War. (search)
can prevent. There is another reason why this army should remain in comparative inactivity as regards movements until perhaps the first of October, and that is the fact that the season for a summer campaign has passed. There has been much said and written about the endurance of Western troops. It has been demonstrated that they can endure as much in this climate as Southern or any other kind of troops. Still I hold that there is a species of inhumanity involved in making August and September, the very worst months in the year, the time for active military operations, unless the strategic reasons therefore are very urgent. Because another feather could be added to the camel's load without breaking his back is no reason for adding the feather. Let us not hunt for the limit to the powers of our armies until the occasion imperatively demands it. Furloughs are being granted freely — amounting to about five per cent of the army. In my opinion this percentage could be increas