Dr.C.T.Quintard and Rev.C.D.Elliott, and other chaplains, held divine services every Sabbath, prayer was offered every evening at retreat, and the morale of the army was better in every respect.

The private soldier once more regarded himself a gentleman and a man of honor.

We were willing to do and die and dare anything for our loved South, and the Stars and Bars of the Confederacy.

In addition to this, General Johnston ordered his soldiers to be paid up every cent that was due them, and a bounty of fifty dollars besides.

He issued an order to his troops offering promotion and a furlough for acts of gallantry and bravery on the field of battle.
The cloven foot of tyranny and oppression was not discernible in the acts of officers, from general down to corporal, as formerly.