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Thomas C. DeLeon, Four years in Rebel capitals: an inside view of life in the southern confederacy, from birth to death., Chapter 37: dies irae-dies illa. (search)
-Mississippi-what hope was left? After General Johnston had been relieved at Atlanta, the Department had managed, on one reason or another, to shelve him until now. The public voice was loudly raised against the injustice done the man they admired most of all the bright galaxy of the South; and even Congress woke from its stupor long enough to demand for the great soldier a place to use his sword. This was in January; but still the government did not respond, and it was not until the 23d February that he was restored to command. Thenwith the shattered remnant of his army, augmented, but not strengthened by the fragments of flying garrisons-he could only fall back before the victorious progress of that Great March he might effectually have checked, on its threshold at Atlanta. Deep gloom-thick darkness that might be felt-settled upon the whole people. Hope went out utterly, and despair-mingled with rage and anguish as the news from the Great March came intook its place in eve