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Chapter 17

           And,inAtlanta,werenotonlythefactoriesformakingpistolsandsaddles,tentsandammunition,butalsothemostextensiverollingmillsintheSouth,theshopsoftheprincipalrailroadsandtheenormoushospitals.AndinAtlantawasthejunctionofthefourrailroadsonwhichtheverylifeoftheConfederacydepended.

           Sonooneworriedparticularly.Afterall,Daltonwasalongwayoff,upneartheTennesseeline.TherehadbeenfightinginTennesseeforthreeyearsandpeoplewereaccustomedtothethoughtofthatstateasafar-awaybattlefield,almostasfarawayasVirginiaortheMississippiRiver.Moreover,OldJoeandhismenwerebetweentheYankeesandAtlanta,andeveryoneknewthat,nexttoGeneralLeehimself,therewasnogreatergeneralthanJohnston,nowthatStonewallJacksonwasdead.

           Dr.Meadesummedupthecivilianpointofviewonthematter,onewarmMayeveningontheverandaofAuntPitty’shouse,whenhesaidthatAtlantahadnothingtofear,forGeneralJohnstonwasstandinginthemountainslikeanironrampart.Hisaudienceheardhimwithvaryingemotions,forallwhosatthererockingquietlyinthefadingtwilight,watchingthefirstfirefliesoftheseasonmovingmagicallythroughthedusk,hadweightymattersontheirminds.Mrs.Meade,herhanduponPhil’sarm,washopingthedoctorwasright.Ifthewarcamecloser,sheknewthatPhilwouldhavetogo.HewassixteennowandintheHomeGuard.

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