During the two or three days we were with Grant he outlined in a general way his plan of campaign that every Army should move as early as possible in the spring, all on the same day against the enemy, so that Lee and Johnston could not detach any of their commands to reinforce the others.
Dodge summarizes General Grant's strategic vision for a coordinated military campaign during the Civil War.
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