. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers . d a vast belt of fire that spread out into theblack night. As we advanced into the wild pine regions ofNorth Carolina the natives seemed wonderfullyimpressed at seeing every road filled with march-ing troops, artillery, and wagon trains. Theylooked destitute enough as they stood in blankamazement gazing upon the Yanks marchingby. The scene before us was very striking; theresin pits were on fire, and great columns of blacksmoke rose high into the air, spreading and min-gling togeth
. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers . d a vast belt of fire that spread out into theblack night. As we advanced into the wild pine regions ofNorth Carolina the natives seemed wonderfullyimpressed at seeing every road filled with march-ing troops, artillery, and wagon trains. Theylooked destitute enough as they stood in blankamazement gazing upon the Yanks marchingby. The scene before us was very striking; theresin pits were on fire, and great columns of blacksmoke rose high into the air, spreading and min-gling together in gray clouds, and suggesting theroof and pillars of a vast temple. All traces ofhabitation were left behind, as we marched intothat grand forest with its beautiful carpet of pine-needles. The straight trunks of the pine-tree shotup to a great height, and then spread out into agreen roof, which kept us in perpetual shade. Asnight came on, we found that the resinous sap inthe cavities cut in the trees to receive it, hadbeen lighted by bummers in our advance. 678 MARCHING THROUGH GEORGIA AND THE CAROTIN THE STORMING OF THE LITTLE SALJKJBHATCHIE IilVEIJ BY WEVERS BIflGADE OF THEFIFTEENTH COUPS. FliOM A WAR-TIME SKETCH. The effect of these peculiar watch-fires on everyside, several feet above the ground, with flameslicking their way up the tall trunks, was peculiarlystriking and beautiful. But it was sad to see thiswanton destruction of property, which, like thefiring of the resin pits, was the work of bummers,who were marauding through the country com-mitting every sort of outrage. There was norestraint except with the column or the regularforaging parties. We had no communications,and could have no safeguards. The country wasnecessarily left to take care of itself, and becamea howling waste. The coffee-coolers of theArmy of the Potomac were archangels comparedto our bummers, who often fell to the tendermercies of Wheelers cavalry, and were neverheard of again, earning a
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