To-day finds us still in the Wilderness of Pines, not more than half way
to the sea, which, it is now evident, is our destination. For two days we have
not seen a habitation; has man ever, penetrated these wilds before? It seems
not. The roads are desperate; our supplies are becoming shorter and shorter;
darkness seems to be falling on our path but the 70,000 warriors keep moving on
with a silent but unceasing tread. Every step seems to say we will yet see the
sunlight from the ocean flash on our serried lines—seems to say that we will
yet see the ocean steamers from the great cities of the east, laden with
supplies, deck the waters. This is our hope—our only hope. Late going into camp
to-night; all tired and hungry marched 25 miles to-day.
SOURCE: Daniel Leib Ambrose, History of the Seventh Regiment
Illinois Volunteer Infantry, p. 281-2
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