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because what happens at Chattanooga doesn't happen--
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that's the end of 1863,
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which is a nice place to pick it up next time.
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But let me leave you with this.
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Across the South this was horrible news,
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and especially when Chattanooga's going to fall in the fall,
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it's even worse news.
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And these kinds of expressions now came from Southern leaders
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and privates in the Army and women at home.
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And here comes your loss of morale thesis.
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On July 28th, after the fall of Port Hudson
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and Vicksburg and the debacle,