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To: Non-Sequitur

Obviously, not because Lee paid most of them in Confederate money for what they obtained.

Furthermore, the citizens in Maryland and Pennsylvania were much better off materially than those in Virginia during the end of the war. In several instances, the bummers were stealing from people in dire poverty.


55 posted on 10/19/2010 11:11:43 AM PDT by MBB1984
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To: MBB1984
Obviously, not because Lee paid most of them in Confederate money for what they obtained.

Even if it were true, paying for something with worthless script is not paying for it. But the fact is that Lee and his army seized most of what they took without compensation of any kind. I would refer you to "Retreat from Gettysburg: Lee, Logistics, and the Pennsylvania Campaign" by Kent Masterson Brown for a detailed account of how Lee and his men took what they wanted.

Furthermore, the citizens in Maryland and Pennsylvania were much better off materially than those in Virginia during the end of the war. In several instances, the bummers were stealing from people in dire poverty.

War is hell.

68 posted on 10/19/2010 12:26:53 PM PDT by Non-Sequitur (Hey mo-joe! Here's another one for your collection.)
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