20/52 The cold wind still blew from the mountains, and there were three high but distant torches, where the clumps of pines still burned. "Well, so am I." "We have cause to be so, sir." "So we have, my lad. We thought the danger to the Union had passed with Vicksburg and Gettysburg, but the day so soon to come may shatter all our hopes. They must have a hundred thousand men out there, and they've chosen time and place. What's more, they've succeeded so far. |