Many freed slaves assumed the Yankees were a liberating army and approached them begging for food and assistance. During the march to the sea, this became a bigger and bigger problem as Sherman penetrated deeper into the South. He was known to enact a rule that any negroe had to keep a minimum distance of 2 miles from his army.
I did not know that. Thanks for informing me of this.
30 posted on 08/16/2017 11:34:38 AM PDT by DiogenesLamp
("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")