Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-06-29
HISTORIC 30 ]:
letters That Sho,g the Villainy
Of Sherman as Vel We aa
The True Bravery Of !. 8
s- Hampton 3 I,

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g w /, 80. 80 ssay,s.. shnuld bel
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49, sssns.. ga &c 80 "a J sns,a,s 4, 8 wade
9a,, LIN 80, y, 1Aa abnr,S an IA os interest to
srbe,l ~ M r"unr men, not only OF the.
Sonfh, but Of the North as well. It
shows something OF the tirm and.
desperate determine ation OF the Con- 4
federate soldiers to protect the nom n
or Of Southern ladies' even at the
risk ss,, OF war % me osash; = :
4 Inc ~. modem a,I = nn..a aas'J u th;s5
made MADE Dy Genera s,llanss,.on - - sns9 -
correspondent 8 = :i, g in s,a.taIs i;aatan
mltted ~ T resislslsii - : -. - 3
I ant IN Shermans sll,S, VIZ nv I'VE, Gns;
soon afterWard pss snot 19ldb 9st ns ~ ~
ed the tather ot tne ,Ds. noass aa any w
outrage foiioWlng, iel. ~. tpe ps.suss :,s:
fui dangnter Q Walse,alMaltsa y II .,:i ,unDs 4, +
t is because o1 oaei ss "a. sa,s -.
that SoutneIn MeA. V.ti4'''. .alioo
stsna WY SOM susgaS ;.h ~ o -,
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seem seem 70 70 sllak Y sa s,.p.o : = 80
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Lieutenant General :, WAGE Y fIs1 lamp lamp
ton. somm anding ;siFalry Forces s'''ls yes
Confederate Sta es Army.
General: 1t is oficially reported
to &, me that our fcras,irlg parties are
/. murdered after capture and labeled
s ssJ)eath to ali foragers-p One IL
stance Of q lieuten and seven men
near ChesterYille, and another of
I twenty, near q ragiirae eighty rods
from Che main road ~ II about three;
nj rom Ite. hare or.
"a .rsd s ssliss SrSs sOnerss
n il1 orr hand 4toS bs: disposed of il
IKE manner. + hold about looo,3
{ 'spDriisoners, sD & captured in various. ways,
and can stand it; as long as yon, and
would suggest that you give notice
/: Il, 10 the people at large that every life
stakan by them simply resultsin the
! daasb sef one Of your Confederates.
az course Won cannot question nv
-. - g. e.. 80 ~ tbe ,.on,,try s., II
= !. tuar r;;ght as old as history. The
,,,snnar =. : m af sYerc;s;ne &, varies with
a;ranmstances - and # civil authori..
.;as iii snnnIy INV reouisitions /
viii forbidtall foraging. But I can
4 find no civil authorities who can re-
spond to my calls for forage OF. pro-
visions; therefore, must collect di-
rectly OF the people. ! nave no
doubt tins Is the occasion OF mucn ~ u,a.
mlseehavlol on sne pAi oAooar aoa,n n -
Das a,.a os - nnn;sh With wholesale
persnnal,yT res,rat tba
h;..a. at f.al;nas anasndersS hv this
,,as i hn. .hay ara to be ernacte6,
va ga nss sl,ses that hose who
,.aa ,,taeI sI4pe .ps ;rst % blow ap and madeyWar
;;ysv;tabls Sses; ~. 1onsbt not in fairness to
- ,.an,nsoh no for natural consaouen.
900 Tmerely assert INV war right
~ 80 ,rars an5 INV resolve, to nrotect
-. sors eers to the extent of life for
l;fe
IT om NTH resnect. vorlr obedieht
a.nsnt w n SHERMAN
No. n. eonorol ITn;ted- states Army
T ~ Lo.;o s,,,,;n..;on
lo s11s oomDassls na.a.eol. 4ha soil
S1enesal nalnpson 1e'leu '4e ~
lowing answer.
Headquarters In the Field, Feb.
sSth, 1865.
Major General w. T. Sherman,
JTn;tad States Army