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[Batrinque at aol.com]

In a message dated 5/2/2007 8:58:55 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
pennmardel at mchsi.com writes:

I think  there were two important factors at play here.  ...  The other  is 
more practical in that Confederate
corps were on avarage twice the size  of Union corps, so it made good sense
to have a higher ranking general in  charge.  A Union corps had about
10-12,000, while a Rebel corps in the  ANV had 22-24,000.



But we must note that when the Army of the Potomac reorganized early in  1864 
to have fewer and larger corps, the old model of major generals as corps  
commanders was retained..  And, heck, Union army commanders were major  generals 
as well.  

Bruce  Trinque
Amston, CT




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