It had got to be midsummer, 1862; things had gone on from bad to worse, until I felt that we had reached the end of our rope on the plan of operations we had been pursuing; that we had about played our last card, and must change our tactics, or lose the game.
Sherman describes a critical turning point in military strategy during the Civil War, leading to a change in tactics.
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