They say he actually means to take our fortress of Vicksburg.

He always hangs on, and that's bad for us.
If we win this war, we've got to win it with some great stroke here in the east." "You speak with your usual penetration and clearness, Leonidas," said Lieutenant-Colonel Hector St.Hilaire, and then the two rode on, side by side, firm, quiet figures.
Now came days when suspense and fear hung heavy over the land.

The sudden blow out of the dark that had destroyed Milroy startled the North.

The fugitives from his command told alarming stories of the great Southern force that was advancing.

The division of Hill, watching Hooker on the Rappahannock, also dropped into the dark where Lee's main army had already gone.