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...were most favorably to be compared with any continental army. There was no hesitation on their part to offer themselves when their services were demanded by the United States. Moreover, little distinction as there was between officers and men, since both in private life were in many cases of equal position, the men obeyed and respected their commanders, and to this must attributed much of their success. The officers themselves, although at first unskilled in military life, by their earnest and steadfast work soon geined the necessary knowledge, and generally proved able men than the greater part of the regular...
...science of volunteer commanders, crude as it might be, was by the active co-operationand passive obedience of their men made equal to all emergencies, and the endurance shown by the raw troops, in spite of poor rations, cooking and health regulations, was astounding. The army of the Potomac averaged twenty-five miles per day on several marches, and some other marches, both of union and confederate troops, compare favorably with, nay exceed the European average rate of fast marching. There was little or no pillage committed by our volunteers, and even when greatly incensed they were always subservient...
Although not equal to the preceding number, the May Manhattan is above the earlier numbers and shows that the publishers are determined to make their periodical popular. Ernest Ingersol begins anillustrated series of articles on "The Gunnison Country," Appleton Morgan, an article on the authorship of Shakespeare's Sonnets, and Joel Benton a readable review of Mr. Buxton Forman's new edition of Keats. Other illustrated articles are on "Rimini and the Malatestas" and UlricZwingli." The literary partnership of Brnader Matthews and H. C. Burner gives a story, while Nora Perry, Waldo Messaros, Maurice Thomapson, Paul H. Hayne...
...ridiculous. Beef alone is not superior to meal, beans or other farmaceous food, and the size of the muscles of a man is not indicative of his strength. Farinanceous food tones a man down and will tend to give him more endurance. A man who can strike a blow equal to 400 pounds would be called a strong man, but this strength cannot be kept up for any length of time on animal food, as it comes from the base of the brain, and endurance must be sought for in other kinds of food. To reduce the weight...
...killed and wounded of Hood's men were never counted, but he lost 8,000 prisoners, 72 guns and 42 colors. In short, his army was a complete wreck and never accomplished anything further. Despite Hoods assertion to the contrary, the armies in the battle at Nashville were about equal. Thomas had a few thousand more men, but Hood was defended by works...