To my knowledge and understanding the morale of the army was extremely high. Not only had "Uncle Billy",as his soldiers affectionately called, captured Atlanta but they had just whipped Hood pretty good. The feeling all in all was very different from the morose malaise that afflicted the Army of the Potomac around Petersburg. This was probably because they had something to do, they were moving forward, it was a tangible feeling of success that they had. It's not that other armies weren't doing well or succeeding in their own right, but with Sherman's there was a contagious momentum to it. The march also wasn't that hard if we're talking in terms of combat either. The Confederates could rarely field an effective fighting force of over 15,000 men and most of these soldiers were militia outside of Hardee's infantry and Wheeler's cavalry. The problem was that the Confederates were spread too thin and could never concentrate to stop Sherman for very long once Hood took the bulk of his army north. Sherman fielded about 65,000 men and the Confederates could do little more than needle him as a fly would an elephant. All in all Sherman's army was in extremely high spirits and the campaign went off better than almost anyone expected it too which only enhanced the armies pride, morale, and most of all trust and affection for Sherman.