Hunter
First Sergeant
- Joined
- Apr 23, 2016
To me it's less insane but desperate. A child whistling in the dark. To me, Davis is a true tragic figure. Trapped as leader (that he did not want to be) in a conflict (that he did not want to break out) and losing all except his immediate family. He paid a lot for what he thought was best. And so did the entire South.
Right. And I wonder if at least he himself still believed in what he was saying.
The loss of Atlanta was a huge blow to Confederate morale and Davis was pumping sunshine to avoid secession by Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia. If he did believe what he was saying, which I doubt, he was certainly delusional.