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Johnston was in my rear, only fifty miles away, with an army not much inferior in numbers to the one I had with me, and I knew he was being reinforced.
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gutenberg.orgUlysses S. Grant: “Johnston was in my rear, only fifty miles away, with an army not much inferior in numbers to the one I had with me, and…”
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Grant expresses concern about the proximity of Johnston's forces and the potential threat they posed.
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