Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-09-29
HEADQUARTERS ARllY OF TENNrssEE, |

HEADQUARTERS ARlY OF TENNESSEE,
Sept. H. 1864.
Mai Gen ". T. Sherman, Con,'dg NIL. Diu. of the Nus
sisSippr:
GENERAL have the honor TO acknowledge the receipt
your Of the Oh ms ant with its enclosure IN rat
erence to the women children and others win have
bought proper expel from their homes in the city OF
Atlanta BAD you proper to let the mater rest there
would gladly have allowed letter to close this cor
respondence, aES without your expressing it in words
you'd seen xl,ing to believe that whilst 'th1 in
you act Of babarous cruelty, you regretted the ne
csssty would have dropped the sobj ec But Gu
chosen TO Indulge in statements which feel comp
ed to notice, far to sisnify dissent and
not allow silence in regard to them to bs construed ss
uuescence / nothing in yo1r communication which
duces odiy the language Ct condemnation with
which Jour order IL ont me
10 the opinion that stands preennens In the DARK his
tory of war, tor studied and Ingenious cluely" You
orig al order was stripped OF all pfeencss you announ
ced The the that 1t was ITO the inter
of the Uned states" This alone, You offered to Us
od m s OF God ad Ra
rsl himself very wisely and pro erly removed
the families sill the way from Dalton down 1t Is Que to
dtguhed Career gives the least color to your nnfoGnd
ed asperson upon his conduct He dePopuated no Will
Of red extended friendly aid to his unor fellow
You are eq .aly unfortunate your attempt tud a
as TO- mis- act OF cruelty either in the defence
by Gen asroee or o. AtaP'9 oy 1s en-
zpeuse n.ry to the houses an ordinary proper ana
I'D cost If there any fault in either csse it
own in giving notice, especially in the case OF Allan
aCfy 0nr III i
arr ~ cviiized notions No ahsbitant OF either tow
from his nome and fiji sslde by the orders
,5e esp I'd 40 the conduct Of either OF
fell no other emotion THAI pain, In reading that ortlon
of your letter whon attempts siy your shaling A.
eta iuhout notice. under the pletaLca that defend o
tlanta upon cnse town that evarg canaoa slot
their mark and into the habitatons OF
men and children. made complaint of hri0g int
COW Int there are an uud cd thousand living witnesses
that on fred into the VI women and CT lid Ell
defence lays too good an opinion, ,ded both upoD
and ience of the XIII OF your arter
nta fred high my modest field works. ard
and children by accident and want Oh
sk1 49,:
The residue of your letter is rather discursve 1t opens
field the discussion OF questions which do no
he armies OF the Confederate states charged vita mill
sary operations in the field under the deeti OF my "a
ou the OF the or the political ques
ons which to- resulted from it. These gcave and
nans than mlne and shall Only refer them far as to
repei any unjust conclusion, which might be drawn from
SSo hs
70 you respectfully oIing peaceful separation
iusated Your Az The truth il We fred upon tn Sc who
sought under when you to our doors upon the mls
made prisoners Of the gsrrisons sent to
protect against negroes and Indians The truth We
of own and arssnsls to resist your claim
10 dominion masters slaves and Indians oil OF whom
the wod warning against your atemp to become their
masters You that tried force Missouri and Ken
ucky into in spite Of themselves The trusn Is
again and again offered before the whole world 81
leave unbiased will of these States and ali others
determine for themselves whether they will caet their
jesny with your Government ours your Govern
has resisted this fundamental principle of free nsi
utions With the bayonet and lsbors daily by and
fasea s hateful tyranny upon the unfor tunae
4 fire. of these States.
Yoa say we fasied the vote Of Louisiana The truth
s Louis only separated herself from your Gov
enment by nearly unanimous vote OF her people, bur has
the act upon battle field from Gettysburg
TO Sabine and exhibited heroic devotion to her
decision which challenges the admiration and respect OF
every man capable Of feeling yDpshy Tor The oppressed