Everyone was expecting an attack from the sea, so it was a surprise. The southern army turned tail and ran the night before.
* turn tail (and run): to retreat rapidly
ex> The bully turned tail and ran when all of his victims stood up to him en masse.
In the beginning, the people of Savannah were really gung-ho about seceding from the United States.
* gung-ho: very enthusiastic about something, often as part of a group
ex> My father was very gung-ho about me joining the army until the war broke out.
* secede [sɪ|si:d]: 탈퇴하다, 분리 독립하다
ex> The Republic of Panama seceded from Colombia in 1903.
They were over the moon when the Union Army marched in and took over.
* over the moon: happy to the point of ecstasy; ecstatic
ex> When Robert proposed to her, Ellen was over the moon.
Their own army had upset the apple cart in terms of social order. There were troops in every home and the town fathers had no power to do anything about it.
* upset the apple cart: to disrupt the way things are
ex> When my uncle moved in with my family, he really upset the apple cart with his bad habits.
But Sherman and his troops maintained the status quo and kept out of the way.
* the status quo: the way things are presently
ex> Changing the status quo can often take years to accomplish.
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