Mrs.Masonwasawidow,andhadtostruggleforth.sakeofthesixorsevenchildrenleftdependentonherexertions;thus ...
MyheadquarterswerenowestablishedontheNashvillepike,aboutthreemilesandahalffromMurfreesboro';mydivisi ...
almostsuperhumanexertionscouldnotsurmount.Thusfarthebloodyduelhadcostmeheavily,one-thirdofmydivision ...
proceedashortdistancetotherearontheNashvillepike,torepeltheenemy'sthreateningattemptatourcommunicati ...
IRECEIVEDyourletteronthefifthdaybeforetheTerminalia(19thofFebruary)atLaodicea.Iwasdelightedtoreadit, ...
renewedinusallthehopeoffinalvictory,thoughitmustbeadmittedthatatthisphaseofthebattlethechanceslaylar ...
thattheleftbrigadeofmydivisionapproachedhisintrenchmentsinfrontofStoneRiver,whileSill'sandSchaeffer' ...
accoutrements,andsplinteredtrees.Thedeadhadnearlyallbeenleftunburied,butastherewaslikelihoodoftheirm ...
Andbravesalonethewoundsofallthewar.ThusmayanelephantinAfricwastes,Oppressedbyfrequentdarts,breakthos ...
urgentlynecessarytoprepareforit.WhenthatportionoftheenemydrivenbackbySillrecoveredfromitsrepulseitag ...
takenupthenightbefore.Underaheavyfirewesucceededinthismanoeuvre,Schaefer'sbrigademarchingfirst,thent ...
contestsofthedaynowtookplace.InfulfillmentofBragg'soriginaldesignnodoubt,Cheatham'sdivisionattackedo ...
Howdelightfullyhappytheplanmadeherthroughthecomingweek!Shewastooyoungwhenhermotherdiedtohavereceived ...
assault;andfromthemovementsoftheenemyatdaylightnextmorning,itwasplainlyindicatedthatBragghadplannedt ...
successfullyexecuted,afterastubbornresistance.Inthispreliminaryaffairtheenemyhadputinonebatteryofart ...