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Policy the fall of Petersburg, and when the armies of the
Potomac and the James were in motion to head off Lees army, the
of the National troops had greatly improved. There was no more
straggling, no more rear guards. The men who in former times had
been falling back, were now, as I have already stated, striving
to get to the front. For the first time in four weary years they
felt that they were now nearing the time when they could return
to their homes with their country saved. On the other hand, the
Confederates were more than correspondingly depressed. Their
despondency increased with each returning day, and especially
after the battle of Sailors Creek. They