Often those coming to see a son or brother would bring a dozen or two of poultry.
They did not know how little the gift would be appreciated.

Many of the soldiers had lived so much on chickens, ducks and turkeys without bread during the march, that the sight of poultry, if they could get bacon, almost took away their appetite.

But the intention was good.
Among the earliest arrivals was the Governor of Illinois, with most of the State officers.

I naturally wanted to show them what there was of most interest.

In Sherman's front the ground was the most broken and most wooded, and more was to be seen without exposure.