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He simply followed the plan of war that was pursued by Grant, Sherman, and other commanders in the Civil War; that is, made it just as effective and short as possible.
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Dodge draws parallels between General Smith's tactics in the Philippines and those used by Civil War generals to achieve swift victories.
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After your expedition started I received documentary proof from Captains Sturgis, Schofield, and Totten, and a number of other officers, in regard to his conduct on those occasions, which destroyed all confidence in him.
I have heard of brave acts, but such determined pluck I never before dreamed of.
We had lost our best friend,--that superb soldier, our commander, General McPherson; his death counted so much more to us than victory that we spoke of our battle, our great success, with our loss uppermost in our minds.
The charge without ammunition took them all, and as we passed down the line the whole Army cheered us.
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