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h a heavy slouch hat upon his head. When, in the course of brief conversation, I stated that we would rout the enemy the following day, he sprang to his feet, exclaiming, My dear Hood, I am delighted to hear you say so. You give me renewed hope; God grant it may be so. After receiving orders from General Bragg to advance the next morning as soon as the troops on my right moved to the attack, I returned to the position occupied by my forces, and camped the remainder of the night with General Buckner, as I had nothing with me save that which I had brought from the train upon my horse. Nor did my men have a single wagon, or even ambulance in which to convey the wounded. They were destitute of almost everything, I might say, except pride, spirit, and forty rounds of ammunition to the man. During that night, after a hard day's fight by his old and trusty troops, General Longstreet joined the Army. He reported to General Bragg after I had left Army headquarters, and, the next morn