[samuel_adams_us]

Seems a few people were hung, homes were burned, seems a general sherman had a scorched earth policy. Seems he was with the north, not the south, seems he was ruthless.

[WhiskeyPapa]

Seems a few people were hung, homes were burned, seems a general sherman had a scorched earth policy. Seems he was with the north, not the south, seems he was ruthless.

I do not think a single rebel citizen was hanged by federal authorities for disloyal activities.

Sherman was certainly for a hard war. The surrender terms he offered to General Johnston were so generous Johnston could hardly believe them.

Forty loyal Texans and 22 loyal North Carolinians were hanged simply for being loyal to the Union NOT ONE rebel was hanged for the same offense. In fact, the federal government in 1862 allowed a general amnesty for those arrested in 1861.

Walt

[annyokie]

My grandmother always refered to Sherman as the Anti-Christ for what he did to Atlanta. Talk about overkill.

[honeygrl]

"Seems a few people were hung, homes were burned, seems a general sherman had a scorched earth policy. Seems he was with the north, not the south, seems he was ruthless. "

Don't forget the women raped by some of his men on their way through.