He wanted to slip through General Lee’s defenses and get down to Richmond before the Army of Northern Virginia could send reinforcements. Kilpatrick had a plan to free the prisoners in Richmond. He was also very anxious to become a major general, and he was doing everything he could to get that promotion. Kilpatrick had ambitions of becoming president of the United States. The officers and women at the ball continued to have illusions about the war, and the future, despite the facts. The war was still going on, and the end was nowhere in sight. The guests were mostly officers’ wives, who were quartered in wall tents.
It was not held in a tent, but in a special, weatherproof ballroom built by the II Army Corps. The Washington’s Birthday ball was the most brilliant event of the winter. Insights from Chapter 6 Insights from Chapter 1 Insights on Bruce Catton's A Stillness at Appomattox
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