[BroJoeK]

I should mention something else worth noting: in only two of the 23 engagements was the outnumbered side victorious:

1. At Big Bethel, VA, Butler outnumbered Magruder 2.5 to 1, but bungled the operation.

2. At Scary Creek, WVA, Cox outnumbered Wise & Patton 1,000 to 800, but CSA is credited with victory in a confused battle.

Clearly numbers mattered.

[Homer_J_Simpson]

Clearly numbers mattered.

As one confederate general is reported to have said, "get there first with the most men."