An abstract of the returns of the Confederate armies show that the greatest number of soldiers of all arms and ranks on the rolls at any one time was 550,000 and then only for a brief period, besides a few thousands rangers. At only three periods did LEE’s army number 100,000 present for duty. When MCCLELLAND with 147,000 men feared to advance towards Manassas, supposing the enemy had 150,000 men, their actual force was less than 40,000.

The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.), 20 July 1867, Page 4. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress.