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-This repulse is not at all discouraging to our army, for well do they know that they have been time after time victorious over the army that they fought on this occasion, and that the enemy had the advantage over them in position and supplies, and were encouraged to fight because we were invading their soil. (July 27 letter of Private W. B. Sturtevant, Company B, 8th Georgia, Museum of the Confederacy, Richmond, Virginia)
-The enemy suffered more at Gettysburg than we did, and although we failed to drive him from the Gibraltar he had chosen on the mountains, yet our infantry did all along the line get access to his, and his losses were far greater than ours. (July 12 letter of Captain George Hiller, 9th Georgia, published in Athens Southern Banner, July 23, 1863)
-I think we paid dearly for our trip into Pennsylvania. We gave 20,000 men’s lives for a few fine cattle, horses and wagons. I think our Confederacy is gone up the spout. They say old Lee is going back in Maryland. If he does I think it will end the war. Our men had most as soon die as to start back [into] Maryland. Our men is badly disheartened; they are beginning to think this war won’t end till we are all killed and it won’t take long if they make many such raids as this. (July 18 letter of George F. Robinson, Company A, 7th South Carolina, to his wife Elvira, Tennessee State Library and Archives)
-I think we are in a much worse condition than when we crossed the Potomac. It is true we got a great many cattle and horses, but taking all things together we made nothing by the operation. (July 15 letter of Surgeon Abram S. Miller, 25th Virginia, to Julia, The Handley Library, Winchester, Virginia)
-This victory [at Gettysburg] won … and the news of such successes as Vicksburg and Port Hudson lead us to believe the Rebellion is about squelched and will shortly collapse. (July 17 entry, diary of Almeron W. Stillwell, Company E, 5th Wisconsin, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison)
-This repulse is not at all discouraging to our army, for well do they know that they have been time after time victorious over the army that they fought on this occasion, and that the enemy had the advantage over them in position and supplies, and were encouraged to fight because we were invading their soil. (July 27 letter of Private W. B. Sturtevant, Company B, 8th Georgia, Museum of the Confederacy, Richmond, Virginia)
-The enemy suffered more at Gettysburg than we did, and although we failed to drive him from the Gibraltar he had chosen on the mountains, yet our infantry did all along the line get access to his, and his losses were far greater than ours. (July 12 letter of Captain George Hiller, 9th Georgia, published in Athens Southern Banner, July 23, 1863)
-I think we paid dearly for our trip into Pennsylvania. We gave 20,000 men’s lives for a few fine cattle, horses and wagons. I think our Confederacy is gone up the spout. They say old Lee is going back in Maryland. If he does I think it will end the war. Our men had most as soon die as to start back [into] Maryland. Our men is badly disheartened; they are beginning to think this war won’t end till we are all killed and it won’t take long if they make many such raids as this. (July 18 letter of George F. Robinson, Company A, 7th South Carolina, to his wife Elvira, Tennessee State Library and Archives)
-I think we are in a much worse condition than when we crossed the Potomac. It is true we got a great many cattle and horses, but taking all things together we made nothing by the operation. (July 15 letter of Surgeon Abram S. Miller, 25th Virginia, to Julia, The Handley Library, Winchester, Virginia)
-This victory [at Gettysburg] won … and the news of such successes as Vicksburg and Port Hudson lead us to believe the Rebellion is about squelched and will shortly collapse. (July 17 entry, diary of Almeron W. Stillwell, Company E, 5th Wisconsin, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison)