The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-01-19
An Infamous Exposure-Proccss by which
- 41,a 1Inio., xsas Restored. ------

a a Infamous Exposure-Proccss By Wh1cn
the Union was Restored.
The following letter, says tho Columbus (Ga.)
Syn md Times. was found in the streets OF CO.
lumbia Immediately after tho army of General
SHERMAN had left The original is still preserved,
and can be shown and substantiated, if anybody
desires. We can add nothing in the way OF COM
mont on such document. It speaks for itself:
CAMP NEAR CAMDEN, s. c.,
February 49, 1866.
NV DEAR WIFE II have no tino for particulars.
We have had glorious time in this State: Unre-
st;icted license to burn and pllndcr was the order
of tho day. The chvalry have been stripped OF
most of their yaluables. Gold witches silver
n camp as blackberries. The terms Of plunder are
as follows: The valuables procured are estimated
hy companies. Each company is required to ex-
Libit the results Of it's operations at any gwen
placo-one-ffth and first choice falls to the snare
Of the commander-in-chief and staff one-tifth to
the corps commanders and stuff one-ffth to field
officers of regiments, and two-hftns to the COM
Officers are not allowed to join these expedi-
tions without Disgusting themselves as prlvates::
rough clothes from one OF my mon, and was sue.
cessful in this place. He got large quantity OF
silver (among other things an old time milk
pitcher), and a very fine gold watch from Alr;
UeS4uSSufe, lt CnlS plaCe 1ehouuSsoAe ID ot,~ "
the T. F. VS. of South Carolina, and was nlade to
fork over literally. Officers over the rank OF cap
tain are not made to put their punder i'll the csti-
mate For general distribution. This is very unfair,
and for that reason order to protect themselves,
subordinate officers and priVates keep back cvcry-
thing that they can carry about their persons,
such as rings earrings breastpns, &C., Of which.
If I over live to got homo, have about q quart
nm not iokingZI have at least a quart Of jewelry
for YOU and MI the girls, and some No. diamond
rings and pins among them. General Sherman
has silyor and gold enough to start bank. His
share in gold watches and chains alono at Colunl-
bia was two hundred and seyenty-fvc: (275.)
But said could not go into particulars Al
tho general officers and many besides had yalua,
bIes of every description, down to embroidered
ladies' pocket handkcrchiefs. q have my share OF
them. too.) We took gold and silver enough from
tho Id rebels to have redeemed their internal
currencv twice over. This tthe currency Wheti-
over we come across it, we burned, as we consider
ed it utterly worthless.
7 wish ali the iewelry this army has could be
carried to the sold Bay State" It would deck her
ont in glorious style; but alas, it will be scattered
all over the North and Middle States. INC ID
nircers. as q general rule, prefer to stay at homo
parGicularly after they found out that We only
wanted the ablo-bodied men land, to tell YOU the
truth, the youngest and best-lookng Women.)
Sometimes We took off whole families and planta-
tiors of nirgers BY way of repaying sccessionists
But the useless part of them we soon manage to
Iosc-sometimes in crossing rivcrs-sometlmes by
other ways.
7 shall write to you again from Wilmington,
Goldsboro', or some other place III North Carol1iia
The order to march has arrived, and m .s1 Giose
hurriedly. Love to grandmother ana Aunt Gillt-
lotte. Take care Of yourself and tho children.
Don't show this letter out OF the family:
= = Your affectionate husband,
THOMAS J. MYERS,