The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-09-22
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rnuRspAY, sEPTEMBER q, Is8l.
GENERAL saBRMANs REPLY TO HOOD.

Fls Complaints NObly Answered-The
plain Language of Brave Soldier
aTmIH thus 90 Marines. hut Net 60
Me- cutting Rebuke 60 Hypocrtsy-
Rebel Conduct Critically Reviewed.
wAsnINGroN, sept. 21.-lhe following is thc re-
pIy OF General SHERMAN TO General HOOPS chargc
Of studied and ungenerous cruelty ana winch
was received in Washington to-dy'-
HEAD-ouARrERs MILITARY DIVISION OF THE
MISSISSIPPI, In THE FIELD, ATLANTA, Ga, sept.
10, 1854 C onernl y. b HooD, commanding Army
OF tho Tennessee, Confederate army - Gcnera-I
have the honor 70 acknowledge the receipt OF your
lettr O. this date nj the hands Of Messrs. BALL and
CREw consenting 70 the arrangements 1 had pro
posed 10 facilitate the removal South OF the pco-
Die Of Atlanta who prefer TO 90 in that direction.
enclose you copy of my orders, winch will,
am satisfied, accomplishing purpose perfectly. You
style the measures proposed unprecedented" ." and
appeal 10 the dark history of war Tor a parallel
an aoi of " studied and ungoncrous cruelty" It's
not Unprecedented, for General JOHNSTON himself
very wisely and properly removed the families al
the way from Dalton down. aud sec no reason why
Atlanta ST. ould be excepted. Nor is 10 necessary to
appeal 70 the " dark history OF war;" when recent
and sodern exam les arc 80 HANDY
You yourself burned dwelling houses along your
parapet, and have to-day fifty houses thatyou
have rendered unnhabitablo. because thoy stood in
the way OF your torts and mon You defended At
lan,a on line so close 90 town that every cannon
shot and many musket shots from our line Of invest
ment that overshot their mark, went INTO the hab-
tations of women and children. General HARDEE
did the same at Jonesboro', and Gen. JOHNSTON did
the same last summer at Jackson, Miss.
have not accused them OF heartess cruelty, but
merely instance these of recent occurrence
and could 60 on and enumerato hundreds Of others,
and challenge any fair man TO judge which OF us has
the heart of pity for the families OF "brave people"
say II is kindness TO the families of Atlanta TO re-
move them, now at once, from scenes that women
and children should not be exposed to, and the
sbrave people" should scOrn TO commit their wives
and children 20 the rude barbarians VINO thus, az
you say violate the laws of war, illustrated in the
pages OF its clark history
In the name of common sense / ask you not TO
appeal to Just cd in such n eucrilegOus manner.
You who, in the midst of peace and prosperity have
plunged a nation into war" OZARK and cruel war;
who dared and badgered us TO battle, insulted our
nag, seized arsenas and forts that were left in
the honorable custody OF peaceful ordnance SER
goant, seized and made prisoners of war the very
Carr sent to protect people against negroes
and inCians long before any overt act was COM
mitted by the, to you, hateful LINCOLN Government
tried to force Kentucky and Missouri into rebellion
despite of themselves alsied the vote of Louisiana
turned loose your priyateers 10 plunder unarmed
ships, expelled Union families by the thousands
burned their homes, and declared by act of yOui
Congress the cOniscatiOn OF all debts due TO North
ern men for goods had and received. Talk thus "a
the marines, but not to me, who have seen these
thinRsi ana VINO VIII TINS uay make us many sacr
fees for the peace and honor OF the South the bos
Southerner among You. If must be enemies let
be men, and fight il out rs propose to-day, and
not deal in such hgpocritoat appeals 10 GOD and h
mqRify. --
e God will judge us in due time, and nc VIII pro-
Y<bonnce whether il be moro Inumanc to fight with
Lpwn full OF women and the families of "braye peo
"" at our bacla to them in time TO place;
s&iety among their own friends and people.
~ j am, very respectfully, your obedient servant,
WH (Signed) w. 7. SHERMAN,
NM Major.General Commanding.
@Oficial copy;-(signedl L. NJ. DAYTON,
Aid-de-Camp