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Chapter 17

           I’mtalkingaboutbraveyoungmenlikeWillieGuinanwholiketowearprettyuniformsandwaveswords"

           "Andyourself!"

           "Mydear,thatdidn’thurtabit!IwearnouniformandwavenoswordandthefortunesoftheConfederacymeannothingatalltome.Moreover,Iwouldn’tbecaughtdeadintheHomeGuardorinanyarmy,forthatmatter.IhadenoughofthingsmilitaryatWestPointtodometherestofmylife....Well,IwishOldJoeluck.GeneralLeecan’tsendhimanyhelpbecausetheYankeesarekeepinghimbusyinVirginia.SotheGeorgiastatetroopsaretheonlyreinforcementsJohnstoncanget.Hedeservesbetter,forhe’sagreatstrategist.HealwaysmanagestogetplacesbeforetheYankeesdo.Buthe’llhavetokeepfallingbackifhewantstoprotecttherailroad;andmarkmywords,whentheypushhimoutofthemountainsandontotheflatterlandaroundhere,he’sgoingtobebutchered."

           "Aroundhere?"criedScarlett."YouknowmightywelltheYankeeswillnevergetthisfar!"

           "Kennesawisonlytwenty-twomilesawayandI’llwageryou"

           "Rhett,look,downthestreet!Thatcrowdofmen!Theyaren’tsoldiers.Whatonearth...?Why,they’redarkies!"

           Therewasagreatcloudofreddustcomingupthestreetandfromthecloudcamethesoundofthetrampingofmanyfeetandahundredormorenegrovoices,deepthroated,careless,singingahymn.

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