Hood may turn into Tennessee and Kentucky, but I believe he will be forced to follow me.

Instead of my being on the defensive, I would be on the offensive; instead of guessing at what he means to do, he would have to guess at my plans.

The difference in war is full twenty-five per cent.

I can make Savannah, Charleston, or the mouth of the Chattahoochee.
"Answer quick, as I know we will not have the telegraph long.
"W.

T.SHERMAN, Major-General.
"LIEUTENANT-GENERAL GRANT." "CITY POINT, VIRGINIA, "October 11,1864--11.30 P.M.
"Your dispatch of to-day received.