This morning the army moves upon four different roads. The Seventeenth
and Fifteenth A. C., comprising the right wing, commanded by Major General
Howard, the Twentieth and Fourteenth A. C. the left wing, commanded by Major
General Slocum. All eyes are now turned towards General Sherman, as he sits
upon his restless war steed, directing the perilous movements of a mighty army,
which if successful, will add a new chapter to the arts of war. Will he
succeed? Will he plant his banner upon the ocean strand? His countenance seems
to say “I will, if these seventy thousand warriors keep thundering at my
heels." To-night we camp upon the banks of Cotton River.
SOURCE: Daniel Leib Ambrose, History of the Seventh Regiment Illinois
Volunteer Infantry, p. 278
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