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http://www.civilwar.org/battlefield...appomattox-court-house-history/surrender.html

So, the question is, if Lee had broken away from the US forces - no Sayler's/Sailor's Creek, for example - and he actually managed to get (say) ~28,000 men (which is about all the Army of Northern Virginia had left by the surrender, of which as many as half were essentially stragglers) and they headed south and linked up with JE Johnston's (maybe) 16,000, that totals all of 44,000 - at best.

Sherman alone had 57,000 after Bentonville; Grant's forces numbered some 68,000 in the field...

3 to 1 odds, somewhere in North Carolina...

Doing the math seems obvious, but will the rebels fight it out, or surrender?

Thoughts?
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