New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-09-22
SHERMAN TO HOOD.
4 pishy Rcrly 10 shc Rebc! Protest against
Removing Women and Children from

WASHINGTON Wednesday, Sept. q, iec4.
The following is the reply Of Gen. Sherman
TO Gen. Hoods charge OF "s;udioa ard nngcncrou'
cruelty" and which was received N ashington 20
day:
II III FIELD
ATLANTA, GA, sept. 40, 1908.
Gen. J. Il. HOOP Commanding Army y As ItHaessaf,
CoAfaceTcts 4T@y.
GRxERAL: have Tie honor TO acknoS ledge the re-
ceiui Of YOU. letter Of this date az lie LANDS o Mess
Ban and Crew. consentng 20 the arrangements hah
proposed facilitate The removal South oi the people
OF Atlanta, who prefer to go In ie.t direction. en-
dose you carr o: iry orders. which VIII. AN ssit'
fed accomplish m pg-rccc pcrscc;i-. foa a:yie tse
measures proposed unprecedented" ana appeal t.
the dark history Of war for parallel as al aet o.
"statied ungelerous cruelty. II 10 mol nnpces-
der;ed for General Johnston hmsd very wAe!y
and propcrly removed the families all tho way iren
Dalton down. and see no reason WY pe %ssas
TO appeal 10 the dark history OF war when 1es'nV e
,aodern examples 70 handy foa yourself buIhea
dwelling along yo parnpc;, aic have sesn 10
dew fT honses that ycn haze rendered uDInas5iiate
bcolse they stooG In the way Of yonr fofs aad ien
iva defended Atlanta on line 80 close 10 tne Town
that every cannon sho and many uusset shots ron
cur line Of Investments. that Vyers t5er marx went
into the hsbtatons OF women and Children: Gen Lar
dee did the u: J0ncsboro, AID 0rn Johnston aid
the last GUNNER nj ackson, Mlss nav. hot &c
oused you OF heartlcss cruelty, brt moroy instance
those casea Of very recent occarpnees. anu cvuiu
20 ca and sDuncrata hundreds OF others.
Us has the heart Of pity for the families OF q
"braye people" say II Is kindness I" these iani'
ICES Of Atlanta 10 remove them now at once from
scenes that women and children should not bo expos
10 and the brave pcvpe shvuld 81 commit lh ~
xiyss and chilsrCn o. yBs rudo oarnariaS VINO tHus
az you say violate the laws Of niireted ia tue
p..,.es " .s dark history. II the name .! cohhra
se,se ask you not 10 appeal 10 Just God IL such
sscreligio,is insHneryoa who N the Lidst u peace
end prosperity. have plunged nation INTO ci',i wal
dark and cruel war who dared and bedsefed u ="
battle usci;ed Gag seized our arsenais and icfs
tho, were lei. in the honorable custody Of peace
ul ordnance sergeant, seized anu made prisoners
OF war tie very gasons sent 70 protect your people
agens; negroes and Indians long before any overt act
was committed BIZ thc ITO you hateful Lincoln Govern
meut tried to force Kentucky and Missouri Into the
rebellion spite OF themselves faisied the Tote Of Lou.
sana turned loose your piTaeeTs TO purdeT unaIned
Ships expelled Union families by the oasanG, burned
then Louses and declared by act Of your Congress the
conscatiC Of all debts duo Northern men for goods
had and received Talk tl,Is 10 the marines but vol TO
me- who have seen the5e things. and VIII this
day make Is much sacrifice FOR the peace
and honor Of tie South, us the best
born Sontherner among you. II We must be enemies.
LET ny he men aud light it out propose to-day. and
not deal In such hypocrhca appeals IA Coz, and human
i.y God viii Judge VI in due time, and lie VIII pro
nouncc whether il be Acre humane tn fight with town
full of Women and tie families Of brave people at
our backs renye them III time 10 places oi set.
among their own friends and people.
am. very ropectlully your otedient servant
W. I. SHERMAN, ala. -Gcn. Cong.
C.loisl cony-I, NJ DAYTON A, .iJ'-C.