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To: BroJoeK

You forgot the invasion of Vermont. LOL

To be perfectly fair, the various CSA invasions of northern territory were generally better-behaved than those of the Union, particularly Sherman’s troops.

With the notable and obvious exceptions of the raid on Lawrence and similar actions by irregulars. But those were part of the “dirty war” in the border states carried out by irregulars, where atrocities were a lot more common than by regular troops of either side.

In fact, even at Lawrence the raiders are reported to have tipped their hats to the ladies before tossing their bound husbands and sons into the burning buildings.

Ran across an interesting article about Sherman’s March and how destructive it was in reality vs. myth.

http://people.cohums.ohio-state.edu/grimsley1/myth/myth.htm

Contemporary accounts are unanimous that SC suffered much more than GA or (particularly) NC, which doesn’t line up well with the mythology of the March across Georgia being all-destroying. If they destroyed everything in GA, how could they destroy a lot more in SC?

I do know that some of Sherman’s soldiers were hanged for rape, which doesn’t line up with such behavior being encouraged.


35 posted on 01/22/2013 7:14:26 AM PST by Sherman Logan
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To: Sherman Logan; central_va; Happy Rain; rockrr; Rappini
Sherman Logan: "You forgot the invasion of Vermont. LOL"

Sorry, I ran out of time and didn't do a proper job of it.
Will try again, at some point.

Sherman Logan: "To be perfectly fair, the various CSA invasions of northern territory were generally better-behaved than those of the Union, particularly Sherman’s troops."

I don't agree, for the following reasons:

Sherman Logan: "Ran across an interesting article about Sherman’s March and how destructive it was in reality vs. myth."

Thanks for the link, it makes the point very well.

Sherman Logan: "Contemporary accounts are unanimous that SC suffered much more than GA or (particularly) NC..."

Important to point out that not all the destruction -- whether real or fanciful -- was done by Sherman:


44 posted on 01/22/2013 1:45:05 PM PST by BroJoeK (a little historical perspective....)
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