March 1, 1865: Confederates Changing Blockade Running-- Part 2

Mallory added:  "We are upon the eve of events fraught with the fate of the Confederacy, and without power to foresee the result....  The coming campaign will be in active operation within fifty days and we can not close our eyes to the dangers which threaten us from which only our united and willing hearts and arms and the providence of God can shield us.

"We look for no aid from any other source."

It was essentially already end-game for the Confederacy, yet they steeled for a battle to the end.

--Old B-R'er