That will finish everything in the West." While Dick was exultant, too, he had certain reservations.

He had seen a like confidence carried to disaster in the East, although it did not seem possible that the result here could be similar.
"I don't think they'll keep on retreating forever, Ohio," he said.

"All our supplies are coming from Nashville, and we are getting farther away from our base every day." But Ohio laughed.
"Our chief task is to catch Bragg," he said.

"They said he was going to occupy Chattanooga and wait for us.

He's been in Chattanooga, but he didn't wait for us there.