bɪkˈʌz ʌv ðɪs lˈæk ʌv æktˈɪvᵻɾi, ðə wˈɔːɹ dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt dᵻsˈaɪdᵻd ðætðɪ ˈɑːɹmi ʌv nˈɔːɹðɚn vɜːdʒˈɪniə, ˈɔːlweɪz hˈɑːɹd pɹˈɛst fɔːɹ tɹˈuːps, nˈiːdᵻd ðə sˈeɪlɚz mˈoːɹ ðɐn ðə nˈeɪvi.
Because of this lack of activity, the War Department decided that the Army of Northern Virginia, always hard pressed for troops, needed the sailors more than the navy.