, 1865-06-17
LETTER FROM MAJOR GEN
ExkAL lAALLE[H1.
A Reply to ShefKuanss strIrturea-The
North Carolina CAmpn1gn-Eencral
Gen. .Grant-HoW ahs Military 0pera-
uoEA WtFe Conducted.

AAlfeGk Ac40E Under Orders o1
ItoEs were conduc1td.
uv,n,n.u-~ss x,.,-,n~ n,v,a,o,. -, rur
IAAEs. H1c1HoAD, "a, June 7, 1ssS S.--Stfs hsve
}m.t ~ reeves me Afmgdnd NGsy G6s<sst, OF My
r. ccn1taiIp!nR a onelA pu9i!cation o. m9J2I
, etaeF R.psEs q ths sans Subject paEts q which
9aa oecn pfcg,ouslf pnhllsned IN the ne~spapess.
IN Mete letter. and Yaptts General sherman hss
sandnst with arc incorrect, and entirely nn1usti'
neg n the iaete q ne case ,
~. !! As eaafges th:t enesoached upon MS mtli.
noops to @sreh upon p Gteeaseoro % IN North caro-, '
Ina
" direction Of the 1'fosidenss Was on tue 19fh
Military Division Of the ,James, which included
snch psrfs or North ClIoltnh As were not occupied
b the command Of Major Genctal Shermau," At
aensfsi s6s1nsh's troops did not Of oeeep5 Il I
part q Nor1h Cafoanai II Was occupied oy the
srtmy. aEd consequently in ny command: IS de-
p,.tncst PEG = sAsss' o'osfs 40 II OF 'he "a' De.
But wbethor OF not Greensboro, or any part Of
North Caro'fna, waA IN ny coumaEa, Gen: shsr-
Tn The &c or April, Lent Gen. Grant notified
ne that shefmans arEsnaements had teen dlssp-
proved and orders stsen to resumc hosdlltie..
Us Us etEt ctcd nc TO more ny troops On Dangi'lc
there to await bis further Orders: Ny iuzt.uc.
tors to Gems Meade. Sheridan and WRIGHT Ueru
10 10 ci1c. Tie onsnse, or whsteTer be s m.g
plessc to call it, If any there vas, OF marchIu9
MY troops within territory c:aimed BY Gen SheT.
shuee *bieh he ha. directed upou mn for thst act
mnet M fall qpon The oener.l.,n.chicf:
=, uen s9rfnsn CHARGES that BY marching my
Which he W. bound to enforce even the cost Of
n'Sny i'sss ~ eu5 LIZ ion " ual teepeel7e afmiet
hid ,ryer sren t. a1,d ~ 81 Enng ~ ~ tar@
ssss!.sa: Esss t., st - t!sss &c 's5s Z.
90, a. e.. , ,S "af Eaa oeen nsspp!ov-
81 ~ e. ssioe ~ " .ne sna 0ea Gta1t
N o.,ees'nE " mos*ment e. ~ troops, simply
n9taeo AG ~ tu's aeA ahu VI tne renewal Of nos.
til..ef. Esea snelnans truce bad
Eeen nl5c!nR ~ ~, VINCE y Nas noL had
huuF;' nstiee; II Is sttanse thai be should seek
10 nlnT mt y eonoiuohs OF tle e1!ss nee OF
*tieh was ig1o.enf. md OF which hs bad taken
item, eoai4 net hare act-d otherwiss than /
dsn: elmply carried ont tne orders oi my snpe-
rioE officer, who bad seen tbs traca and knew its
n sespss Tss pas;a as ,s sf
Of my tronps. estn ny destroying the commands
o. GeneIsi sheridsn and 1sntfal Wright, the
:16 81 M 1s
tieneral atant. ior amply obe@ed the orders Of
IN; , !stteI e r, Iesato 10 shesc movements.
=, 9aaeIaa = SHERMAN I fea; cta On nc fos not co!ng
t. pe1son to violate, as be is pleased to cal! II.
uuse "n,sn a9 :. WISE no9na 10 hoaos 10 defend
ah9 ma.ntan. .n eseh AZ lne ecet OF many isTes."
aGa up9n toe tnaicalhE powers of ths troops
% tats ,h.a ~ 1ns ~ IL. W. not ofaetsa p go
VII .nsss 10 p, ~ 10 ssha tet u, naaes tasit
G,,,.s9 nrdn;,. oE nta1* nu.ns* nneIo 20 smat
suieasa Ell, c1oefs om Afntehans 1enslal dton'
MI - ,h no1 y NJ; arg ~ he
Ensr seme1nr az thef1 ~ ean,s,x to9 10 p1oh1i
atd whether q nct % tbcY W wonI.1 @ "ma1rh IN % 1bs;.
eEn ~ ~ e'Eu ~ iasaIe lor sHet o"n utt.