. Grant and his campaigns: a military biography . pi : I hive put you in motion to offer battle to the invaders of your country, withthe resolution, and discipline, and valor becoming men, fighting, as you are, forall worth living or dying for. You can but march to a decisive victory overagrarian mercenaries, sent to subjugate and despoil you of your liberties,property, and honor. Rem mber the precious stake involved; remember the dependence of yourmothers, your wives, your sisters, and your children, on the result, lb-memberthe fair, broad, abounding lands, the happy homes, that will be desol
. Grant and his campaigns: a military biography . pi : I hive put you in motion to offer battle to the invaders of your country, withthe resolution, and discipline, and valor becoming men, fighting, as you are, forall worth living or dying for. You can but march to a decisive victory overagrarian mercenaries, sent to subjugate and despoil you of your liberties,property, and honor. Rem mber the precious stake involved; remember the dependence of yourmothers, your wives, your sisters, and your children, on the result, lb-memberthe fair, broad, abounding lands, the happy homes, that will be desolated byyour defeat. The eyes and hopes of eight millions of people rest upon are expected to show yourselves worthy f your valor and courage, worthyof the women of the South, whose noble devotion in this war has never beenexceeded in any time. With such incentives to brave deeds, and with trustthat God is with us, your general will lead you confidently to the combat, as-sured Of Ml - By order of G EKAX A. S. Johnston, GRANTS NEW CAMPAIGN. 35 On Friday, the 4th, fiv« days rations had been issued,—theyexpected to have issues from our stores, which they weregoing to capture. The rebel march was along the numerousnarrow and heavy roads which converge towards the were unencumbered and light, but it rained very heavily,and they were not able to get into position in our front untilSaturday night; and then so weary and worn, that they werein no condition to attack without a nights rest. The greatarmies being now fairly in contact, the men lay down to theirrest in silence. Those nearest our lines were allowed no fires,and there were no sounds of drums or bugles which shoulddisclose to us their position or their strength. Beauregard,weak from recent sickness, is the oracle of the more distantcamp-fire at his headquarters ; he completes his dispositions,and gives to his commanders their orders for the declares, that the next night they
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