“He could do little. Brandy might help, he thought, but when he poured some into the hurt man’s mouth it ran back out again. Presently a colonel, Johnston’s chief of staff, came hurrying into the ravine. But he could do nothing either. He knelt down facing the general. “Johnston, do you know me? Johnston, do you know me?” he kept asking, over and over, nudging the general’s shoulder as he spoke. But Johnston did not know him. Johnston was dead.” American Civil WarConfederate ArmyConfederate States Of AmericaCivil War Western TheaterBattle Of ShilohArmy Of Tennessee Book:The Civil War, Vol. 1: Fort Sumter to Perryville Source: The Civil War, Vol. 1: Fort Sumter to Perryville
“Sam Watkins knew what it was like to march day after day, half starved and half clothed, in an army that looked like it was composed of homeless people but, in fact, contained some of the bravest and most dangerous warriors on the face of the earth. Soldiers on both sides knew what it was like to watch a seemingly endless wave of men come toward you across a field, intent in taking your life, or to charge a fortified line and see all your officers killed and your friends shot to pieces all around you. Shortly the survivors of the Army of Tennessee would also know what it was like to go home to a devastated country and try to put their lives back together. For the most part, the men on both sides were average folks, trying to get by in turbulent times, take care of their own and survive with a little dignity.” American Civil WarConfederate ArmyConfederate States Of AmericaCivil War Western TheaterArmy Of Tennessee Book:The Battle of Franklin: When the Devil Had Full Possession of the Earth Source: The Battle of Franklin: When the Devil Had Full Possession of the Earth