A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital
Chapter 35
Gen. Lovell applies for a command.--Auspicious opening of 1864.--Mr. Wright's resolutions.--Rumored approach of Gen. Butler.--Letter from Gov. Brown.--Letter from Gen. Lee.-- Dispatches from Gen. Beauregard.--President Davis's negroes.--Controversy between Gen. Winder and Mr. Ould.-- Robbery of Mr. Lewis Hayman.--Promotion of Gen. Bragg, and the _Examiner_ thereon.--Scarcity of provisions in the army.--Congress and the President. 140