General Gordon and his family had graciously accepted, Alexander Stephens would be present if his ever-uncertain health permitted and even Bob Toombs, the stormy petrel of the Confederacy, was expected.

• 戈登将军和他一家亲切地表示接受，亚历山大 - 斯蒂芬斯也答应只要他那一直不稳定的健康状况允许就一定出席。 甚至连鲍勃 - 图姆斯，这个给南部联盟到处惹事的人，也说要来的。