It was possible that men who came on and who never ceased coming would win in the end.

The South--and he was sanguine that such men as Lee and Jackson could not be beaten----might wear itself out by the very winning of victories.

The chill came again when he counted the resources pitted against his side.

He was a lad of education and great intelligence, and he had no illusions now about the might of the North and its willingness to fight.
But youth, in spite of facts, can forget odds as well as loss.

The doubts that would come at times were always dispelled when he looked upon the glorious Army of Northern Virginia.