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Judith White McGuire, Diary of a southern refugee during the war, by a lady of Virginia, 1862. (search)
r success has been glorious! The citizens-gentlemen as well as ladies — have been fully occupied in the hospitals. Kent, Paine & Co. have thrown open their spacious building for the use of the wounded. General C., of Texas, volunteer aid to General Hood, came in from the field covered with dust, and slightly wounded; he represents the fight as terrible beyond example. The carnage is frightful. General Jackson has joined General Lee, and nearly the whole army on both sides were engaged. Thean our men stand it? Jackson replied, General, I know our boys — they will never give back. In a short time a large part of our force was brought up in one grand attack, and then the enemy was utterly routed. General C. represents the valour of Hood and his brigade in the liveliest colours, and attributes the grand success at the close of the day greatly to their extraordinary gallantry. The works were the strongest ever seen in this country, and General C. says that the armies of the world
Judith White McGuire, Diary of a southern refugee during the war, by a lady of Virginia, 1864. (search)
. The same people who a month ago curled the lip in scorn at General Johnston's sloth and want of energy, and praised General Hood's course from the beginning of the war, now shrug their unmilitary shoulders, whose straps have never graced a battle-field, and pronounce the change unfortunate and uncalled for. General Hood, they say, was an admirable Brigadier, but his promotion was most unfortunate ; while General Johnston's Fabian policy is now pronounced the very thing for the situation the ime since he was here, all classes delighting to do him reverence. It is hard for us to have to give up such men. General Hood telegraphs that the inhabitants of Atlanta have been ordered to leave their homes, to go they know not whither. Lordupied. November 13, 1864. The military situation seems very much the same. Some cheering intimations from Georgia. Hood has made movements on Sherman's flank, and Forrest upon his rear, which it is thought promise most valuable results, but n