But he did not ask anything more.
It was remarkable how fast the youth of both North and South became inured to every form of privation.

They lived almost like the primitive man, and many thrived on it.
When he last awoke, about four o'clock in the morning, he did not lie down to sleep again; he walked to the edge of the slope and stared once more toward the river and the Union camp.

He found Dalton already there, closely examining the river and the shores with his glasses.
"What do you see, George ?" Harry asked.
"Not much; they've got all the bridges now they need, but they're not using them.

Why, Harry, the battle's won already.

Lee and Jackson don't merely fight.