Sherman's promenadin' through it just as it suits him, and he's liable to pay a visit at any hour.

We're expectin' him all the time, because it was generally understood all through the Army that we were to take the prison pen here in on our way." I mentioned my distrust of the concentration of Rebels at Cheraw, and their faces took on a look of supreme disdain.
"Now, don't let that worry you a minute," said the confident spokesman.
"All the Rebels between here and Lee's Army can't prevent Sherman from going just where he pleases.

Why, we've quit fightin' 'em except with the Bummers advance.

We haven't had to go into regular line of battle against them for I don't know how long.

Sherman would like anything better than to have 'em make a stand somewhere so that he could get a good fair whack at 'em." No one can imagine the effect of all this upon us.