Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 70
er or difficulty. He praised Sherman to every-body he met, and infused his own faith in him intothe nation. After leaving Millen, Sherman entered a differ- Still no enemy opposed them. A faint rever-beration on the left or rear perhaps told that thecavalry was skirmishing, and once or twice a… … CONTRABANDS CHEERING SHERMANS ARMY. ent region. The lofty pine forests had disappearedand the country was now sandy and barren ; cornand grass were scarce, but the rice fields furnishedother food as well as forage. The weather of theSouthern winter was fine, the roads were good, andthe men marched…
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