December 27, 1863
---Gen.
Joseph E. Johnston arrives in Dalton, Georgia to assume command of the Army of
Tennessee, and finds to his surprise an army in dire straits. Fewer than 37,000 men are on the rolls, and
many thousands are absent from camp.
Discipline and morale are low, and the men are barefooted, poorly
clothed, and without shelter in increasingly inclement weather. Johnston immediately goes to work at bringing
deserters in from the outlying regions, getting rations and supplies, and
bolstering morale.
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