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Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 3. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book II:—--the Mississippi. (search)
ance post at Clarendon on the White River. McPherson, who still occupied Holly Springs, and whose cavalry kept watch over the banks of the Tallahatchie, started ay were not familiar, they were told in reply that they had been captured at Holly Springs, and thereupon some facetious remarks would sometimes be bandied round conche movements of the enemy. They had avenged themselves for the disaster of Holly Springs, and demonstrated by this raid into the interior of the Confederacy that thefeat, without being exposed to a sudden attack like that of Van Dorn upon Holly Springs. While the troops are building intrenchments along the whole vast circumfeconception peculiar to the American war. His retreat from the Yallabusha to Holly Springs after the destruction of his stores by Van Dorn had taught him that his armissippi, thus hoping to renew the attempt which had proved so successful at Holly Springs. In fact, neither himself nor his lieutenant had as yet realized the fact
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 3. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book III:—Pennsylvania. (search)
military reverses, had the immediate effect of driving away famine by throwing all the provisions that could yet be found on the market. But, as we have already observed, it finally brought about a result quite unexpected by those who had so eagerly clamored for the change. In fact, if in the winter of 1862-63 the Confederacy was almost starved out, this very famine was a bulwark as effective as its armies against invasion, and we have seen how at this period the loss of the depots of Holly Springs compelled Grant to beat a speedy retreat; whereas in the winter of 1864-65 the resources accumulated in Georgia enabled Sherman to accomplish his march to the coast, which two years previously would have been impossible. In the midst of these great difficulties the statesmen of the South found some encouragement and strong ground for hope in contemplating the difficulties which had likewise overtaken the government against which they were waging war. As we have stated elsewhere, the f