TheKenoshaKid
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- Jan 11, 2010
This has always kinda confused me. I believe he expected the Confederates to fall back to the Rappahannock, which makes sense on paper I suppose.
But wouldn't the loss of all those 3-month regiments shrink his army down considerably? I know there was Patterson's army, but didn't he have a bunch of enlistments expiring as well?
Was he planning on taking a bunch of brand-new regiments from around Washington down south with him if he needed to pursue the rebels? Were there even enough trained units that early on to both reinforce McDowell and protect Washington?
But wouldn't the loss of all those 3-month regiments shrink his army down considerably? I know there was Patterson's army, but didn't he have a bunch of enlistments expiring as well?
Was he planning on taking a bunch of brand-new regiments from around Washington down south with him if he needed to pursue the rebels? Were there even enough trained units that early on to both reinforce McDowell and protect Washington?