The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1864-10-06
Sherman,s Reply 70 Hood.


The following is the reply of General
sherman to General Hood'i charge of
studied and ungenerous cruelty, and
which was received in Washington to.
day:
HnApoR's. MILITARY nrts,os or
H.. tbs MISSISSIPPI IN THE FiELp,
ATLANTA, Sept 10th, 1864
GKN. r. u. Hoop, Commanding Army
OF the Tennessee, Confederate Army
General--I have tho honor to acknowl.
edge tho receipt of your letter Of this
date at tho hands OF &essrs Dall and
Crew, consont'ng to the arrangements
proposed 10 facilitate removal south those
OF Atlan,a who prefer TO 90 in that direc.
ton. enclole you q copy of my orders,
which will, nm satisfied, accomplish my
purpose perfectly. You style the measures
unprecedented, aud appeal to the dark
history OF war for parallel os an act
OF studied aud ungencrous cruelty It Is
not unprecedented, for General Johnston
himself very wisely and properly removed
the families all the way from Atlanta
down and see no reason why Atlanta
should be excepted. Nor isit necessary
to appeal TO the dark history of war.
when recent and modern examples are
so handy. You yourself burned housea
along your paraptt, and | have seen to
day fifty houses that you have rendered
nhinhubitHblc because they stood In the
way VI your forts aud mop. You defended
Atlanta on line ~ close to the town
that every cannon shot and many muskct
shots from our line ol investment that
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ations Of wumun and children. General
Hardec did the same at Jonesboro, Gen.
Johnston did the same last sammor at
Jackson. Miss. | have not accused you
ut heartloss cruelty, but merely instance
thuse OF very recent occurrncc. aud could
go on aud cnumcratc hundreds Of others,
and chalango any foir many 10 Judge
which OF US has the heart OF pity for the
families of brave people. say 1t is a
kiudncss TO thrso families of Atlanta to
remove them how at once from scenes
that women and children should lot he ea.
posed to, aud tho people should scorn to
commit their wives and children TO the
rude barbariuns, who thus, as you say,
violate the laws of war ms illustrated in
III pages VI it's dark history. In the
name OF common sonse, ask you not
TO appeal 10 Il just God in such sacriig.
ious manner. You who in tho midst of
peace and prosperity have plunged a ma.
uon into civil war dark and cruel war,
who dared and badgered US to battle, in.
suited our flag seized our arsenals and
forts that were lett in tho honorable Gus.
tody of a peaceful ordinance sergeant,
seized and made prisoners Of war the very
garrison sent to protect your people
against negroes and Indians, long before
Il any overt net was committed by the, tC
you hateful Lincoln government, tried tc
force Kentucky and Missouri iato tn,
, rebellion In spite Of themselves, folstie,
the vote of louisiana, turned loose you
, priyateers to plumber una.med ships, ex
| PEELED Union lumilles by the Thousand
burned their houses, aud declared by ac
Of your Congress the confscation of al
n debts due Northern men for goods had
and received Tell this 20 the marines
but not to me, who have seen these things.
and who win this day make as mush
sacrifice for the peace and honor Of the
South, as the best born Sou,hGrner
among }na. II we must be enemies, let
us be men aud fight il out, us we propose
10 day, Snd not deal in such hypocritcal
hppeoll 10 God and humsniiy. God will
judge us 10 due timo.-Ho will pronounced I
whether Il be more humane to fight with !
u town full of women aud tho families of
q brave people at our back, or TO remove
them in time to peace of safety among
their own friends aud people. IAN very
respectfully, your obediant servant.
Il W. II. SHERMAN,
i Major Gen. Com'd'g.
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