The commanding general had not reaped all
the rewards that were his for the taking. Bragg had justified in every
way Colonel Talbot's estimate of him.
And yet Richmond, like the rest of the South, felt the great uplift of
Chickamauga, the most gigantic battle of the West. It told South as
well as North that the war was far from over. The South could no longer
invade the North, nor could the North invade the South at will. Even on
the northernmost border of the rebelling section the Army of Northern
Virginia under its matchless leader, rested in its camp, challenging and
defiant.
Harry was glad to return with his friends to the army. His brief period
of festival was over, and his fears for his father had been relieved by
a letter, stating that he had received no serious harm in the great and
terrible battle of Chickamauga.
After the failure of the armies of Lee and Meade to bring about a
decisive battle at Mine Run, the Army of Northern Virginia established
its autumn and winter headquarters on a jutting spur of the great range
called Clarke's Mountain, Orange Court House lying only a few miles to
the west. The huge camp was made in a wide-open space, surrounded by
dense masses of pines and cedars.
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