If he enters Tennessee, it will be to the west of Huntsville, but I think he has given up all such idea.

I want the road repaired to Atlanta; the sick and wounded men sent north of the Tennessee; my army recomposed; and I will then make the interior of Georgia feel the weight of war.

It is folly for us to be moving our armies on the reports of scouts and citizens.

We must maintain the offensive.

Your first move on Trenton and Valley Head was right -- the move to defend Caperton's Ferry is wrong.