Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-09-04
Georgian Tells New England
How South BIoomed After
Worse Fate Than Belgium's

military order to get out and leave
their homes, which order directed
those going south to proceed under
guard with a flag of truce and those
going north to accompany a special
guard to take them as far as the Ohio
river In my native Milledge-
ville-from my grandfather's plan
tation all the live stock and cattle
were driven off, crops destroyed and
houses burned. The only thing left
was an old peacock which took to the
tallest pine and defied poor marks
manship.
Speaking of ROSTERS, just how
thoroughly this work Of destruction
was carried out may be shown by
the citation of military papers of
that day. Here are several orders
! issued by commanders of the federal
army.
Getty Point, July IA, 1864.
Major General Halleck, Washing
ton, D. C. If the enemy has left
Maryland, as suppose he has, he
should have upon his heels veterans,
militiamen, men on horseback and
everything that can be got to follow
to eat out Virginia clear and clean as
far as they go, so that crows flying
over it will have to carry their pro-
Fvender with them.
(Signed) U. S. GRANT,
Lieutenant General"
City Point, August &c, 1864.
Major General Sheridan, Hall
town, Va: Do all the damage to
railroads and crops you can. Garry
off stock of all descriptions and ne
groes, so as to prevent further plant
ing. We want the Shenandoah val
ley to remain barren waste.
(Signed) gu. S. GRANT,
Lieutenant General"
Headquarters Middle Military Di-
vision, Harrisonburg, Septem-
Der %, 1864, 1890 P. NJ.
"Brigadier General W. Merritt,
Commanding First Cavalry Division.
General: The major general com
manding directed that you leave
small force to watch Swift Run and
Browns Gap, and with the balance
of your command and Clusters divis-
ion to swing around through or near
Piedmont, extending toward and as
near Staunton as possible Destroy
all mills, all grain and all FORAGE YOU
can and drive off or kill all stock
and otherwise carry out instructions
of Lieutenant General Grant, an
extract of which is sent you and
which means leave a barren waste
(Signed) JAMES W. FORSYTH.
Lieutenant Colonel and Chief of
Staff, General Sheridan.
Major General Sherman, Savan-
nah: Should you capture Charleston,
| hope that by some accident the
place may be destroyed, and if a lit
tile salt should be sown upon the site,
it may prevent the growth of future
crops of notification and secession.
(Signed) "W. H. HALLECK,
"Chief of Staff"
Field Headquarters of the Military
! Division of the Mississippi, Sa-
vannah, December "a, 1864.
major General W. H. Halleck,
Chief of Staff, Washington, D. c.: l
will bear in mind your hint as to
Charleston, and'I do not think salt
viii be necessary. When I move the
Fifteenth corps will be on the right
wing, and their position will bring
them into Charleston first, and if you
have watched the history of this corps
you will have remarked that it gem
orally does its work pretty well.
"The truth is, thu whole army is
i burning with an Unsuitable desire to
wreak vengeance upon South Caro-
lima. | almost tremble at her fate,
but feel that she deserves all that
seems in store for her. We must
make old and young, rich and poor,
feel the hard hand of war as we'll as
their organized armies.
(Signed) "W. T. SHERMAN,
'Major General"
Utmost Courtesy.
Whatever the view of the COM
manders of the federal army as to
the necessity for property destruc-
ton, 1t can be said to their honor,
with the exception of General But
Ter, that they displayed the utmost
courtesy toward the women of the
South. There is one instance when
General Sherman came across an old
sweetheart whom he had known in
former wears, while a student at
West Point. On approaching a IA