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Re: Van Dorn's Exodus
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"if Cleburne had been transferred back here"

The Trans Mississippi situation reminds me of an old poem.

For want of a nail, the shoe was lost,
For want of a shoe, the horse was lost,
For want of a horse, the rider was lost,
For want of a rider, the Company was lost,
For want of a Company, the Regiment was lost,
For want of the Regiment, the Brigade was lost,
For want of the Brigade, the Battle was lost.

In the Trans Mississippi the comparison is,

For want of a Commander, the Department was lost,
For want of the Department, the War was lost.

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