The Fateful Lightning
“Throughout that dismal day, his men had shivered in silence, matched by the gloom of the column of soldiers as they passed. There had been no Yankees, nothing at all to prevent Hardee’s troops from making good their escape across the river, and they were now moving farther into the South Carolina countryside.
At Pocotaligo, many of those men had boarded railcars, would add to Hardee’s new defensive position in Charleston. Others would move out to the west and north, anchoring new garrisons at a...nyplace Hardee or Beauregard had considered ripe for attack. Wheeler had simply followed orders, what remained of his horsemen doing the same. There was little energy in the troops, some of that from the lack of decent food. The horses were no better, mounts dying in every camp, others barely strong enough to bear their riders.
If morale was sour enough among Wheeler’s men, there had been the infuriating visit by Inspector General Alfred Roman, sent specifically by Beauregard to investigate rampant rumors that Wheeler’s men had lost all effectiveness as a fighting force, and worse, that many of the troopers had become little more than bandits, raiding and stealing horses and any other valuable commodity the local populace might present.MoreLess
At Pocotaligo, many of those men had boarded railcars, would add to Hardee’s new defensive position in Charleston. Others would move out to the west and north, anchoring new garrisons at a...nyplace Hardee or Beauregard had considered ripe for attack. Wheeler had simply followed orders, what remained of his horsemen doing the same. There was little energy in the troops, some of that from the lack of decent food. The horses were no better, mounts dying in every camp, others barely strong enough to bear their riders.
If morale was sour enough among Wheeler’s men, there had been the infuriating visit by Inspector General Alfred Roman, sent specifically by Beauregard to investigate rampant rumors that Wheeler’s men had lost all effectiveness as a fighting force, and worse, that many of the troopers had become little more than bandits, raiding and stealing horses and any other valuable commodity the local populace might present.MoreLess
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