A. W. S.
CHAPTER I
A VIEW OF THE SITUATION
“Heartstrong South would have his way
Headstrong North had said him nay,
They charged, they struck; both fell, both bled;
Brain rose again ungloved;”
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SIDNEY LANIER, Centennial Poem.
It is not my intention to write history, but it seems advisable to mention in a few brief notes or extracts, for the benefit of the present generation, the sentiments held during the Civil War.