Afewwagonloadsofroastingearsandsweetpotatoswouldhavebanishedeverytraceofscurvyfromthecamp,healedupthewastingdysentery,andsavedthousandsoflives。AnydaythattheRebelshadchosentheycouldhavegottenathousandvolunteerswhowouldhavegiventheirsolemnparolenottoescape,andgoneanydistanceintothecountry,togatherthepotatosandcorn,andsuchothervegetablesaswerereadilyobtainable,andbring,themintothecamp。
WhateverelsemaybesaidindefenseoftheSouthernmanagementofmilitaryprisons,thepermittingseventhousandmentodieofthescurvyintheSummertime,inthemidstofanagriculturalregion,filledwithallmannerofgreenvegetation,mustforeverremainimpossibleofexplanation。
CHAPTERLI。
SOLICITUDEASTOTHEFATEOFATLANTAANDSHERMAN\'SARMY——PAUCITYOFNEWS
——HOWWEHEARDTHATATLANTAHADFALLEN——ANNOUNCEMENTOFAGENERAL