Bragg never was a good feeder or commissary-general.

Rations with us were always scarce.
No extra rations were ever allowed to the negroes who were with us as servants.

No coffee or whisky or tobacco were ever allowed to be issued to the troops.

If they obtained these luxuries, they were not from the government.

These luxuries were withheld in order to crush the very heart and spirit of his troops.