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Chapter 9

           HowcoulddisasterevercometowomensuchastheywhentheirstalwartgraylinestoodbetweenthemandtheYankees?Hadthereeverbeensuchmenasthesesincethefirstdawnoftheworld,soheroic,soreckless,sogallant,sotender?HowcouldanythingbutoverwhelmingvictorycometoaCauseasjustandrightastheirs?ACausetheylovedasmuchastheylovedtheirmen,aCausetheyservedwiththeirhandsandtheirhearts,aCausetheytalkedabout,thoughtabout,dreamedaboutaCausetowhichtheywouldsacrificethesemenifneedbe,andbeartheirlossasproudlyasthemenboretheirbattleflags.

           Itwashightideofdevotionandprideintheirhearts,hightideoftheConfederacy,forfinalvictorywasathand.StonewallJackson’striumphsintheValleyandthedefeatoftheYankeesintheSevenDays’BattlearoundRichmondshowedthatclearly.HowcoulditbeotherwisewithsuchleadersasLeeandJackson?OnemorevictoryandtheYankeeswouldbeontheirkneesyellingforpeaceandthemenwouldberidinghomeandtherewouldbekissingandlaughter.Onemorevictoryandthewarwasover!

           Ofcourse,therewereemptychairsandbabieswhowouldneverseetheirfathers’facesandunmarkedgravesbylonelyVirginiacreeksandinthestillmountainsofTennessee,butwasthattoogreatapricetopayforsuchaCause?Silksfortheladiesandteaandsugarwerehardtoget,butthatwassomethingtojokeabout.Besides,thedashingblockaderunnerswerebringingintheseverythingsundertheYankees’disgruntlednoses,andthatmadethepossessionofthemmanytimesmorethrilling.SoonRaphaelSemmesandtheConfederateNavywouldtendtothoseYankeegunboatsandtheportswouldbewideopen.AndEnglandwascomingintohelptheConfederacywinthewar,becausetheEnglishmillswerestandingidleforwantofSoutherncotton.

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