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Chapter 18

           HisarmywasacrosstherailroadtotheeastandhehadcuttherailroadrunningsouthwesttoAlabama.Onlytheonerailroadtothesouth,toMaconandSavannah,wasstillopen.Thetownwascrowdedwithsoldiers,swampedwithwounded,jammedwithrefugees,andthisonelinewasinadequateforthecryingneedsofthestrickencity.Butaslongasthisrailroadcouldbeheld,Atlantacouldstillstand.

           Scarlettwasterrifiedwhensherealizedhowimportantthislinehadbecome,howfiercelyShermanwouldfighttotakeit,howdesperatelyHoodwouldfighttodefendit.ForthiswastherailroadwhichranthroughtheCounty,throughJonesboro.AndTarawasonlyfivemilesfromJonesboro!TaraseemedlikeahavenofrefugebycomparisonwiththescreaminghellofAtlanta,butTarawasonlyfivemilesfromJonesboro!

           Scarlettandmanyotherladiessatontheflatroofsofstores,shadedbytheirtinyparasols,andwatchedthefightingonthedayofthebattleofAtlanta.Butwhenshellsbeganfallinginthestreetsforthefirsttime,theyfledtothecellars,andthatnighttheexodusofwomen,childrenandoldpeoplefromthecitybegan.Maconwastheirdestinationandmanyofthosewhotookthetrainthatnighthadalreadyrefugeedfiveandsixtimesbefore,asJohnstonfellbackfromDalton.TheyweretravelinglighternowthanwhentheyarrivedinAtlanta.Mostofthemcarriedonlyacarpetbagandascantylunchdoneupinabandanahandkerchief.

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