It is evident from our experience in the West that our block-house and stockade system of defending our lines of communication was a great success, not only as against raids of cavalry, but from attacks of infantry and artillery, and saved to us a very large force for the field.
Dodge reflects on the success of the block-house and stockade system in protecting communication lines during military campaigns.
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