troops under the command of sherman, THOUSANDS of innocent civilians & helpless POWs were slaughtered for NO good reason. sherman was a WAR CRIMINAL. nothing more;nothing less.
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Lies, pure and simple.
More blather. The loss of civilian life was small, no abuses against civilians (such as rape or murder) were ordered by Sherman or were a matter of policy and certainly those deaths were equal to or less than the civilian deaths that would have occurred if the war had gone on for years. You'll find Sherman's orders are clear and have nothing to do with killing any civilians, much less thousands.
Neo-confederates such as yourself who wish to rewrite history must denigrate Sherman, because if he hadn't smacked Hood around like a little girl, you guys might have been dealing with President McClellan in March of 1865, instead of trying to hold Grant off. You hate him because he's the man who beat you, not because of how he did it.
By the way, why did Johnston give honor and friendship to a war criminal? (Here's a hint: He didn't, because Sherman wasn't one.)
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