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To: Non-Sequitur
So bring on the names and the details.

You can start by reading the previous post of orders in which Sherman documents his own burning of Meridian and other atrocities.

Once you are done with that, you can move on to the following incidents of Sherman ordering the murder of innocent POW's in retaliation to his sanctioned looters being fired upon. If you desire more, I'll gladly post some when I have time.

Confederate POW James Miller, an elderly methodist minister with 7 children being held among Sherman's prisoners even though he had never even heard a shot fired in battle, was randomly executed in retaliation for civilians shooting of a Sherman looter near Cheraw SC in 1865.

February 25, 1865 - two unnamed confederate POW's executed on the spot in retaliation for confederate calvalry firing upon Sherman's men as they were looting a plantation near Robertsville, SC

March 1, 1865 - unnamed confederate POW executed at random in retaliation to confederates killing a union soldier engaged in the act of looting near Blakeny's Bridge, SC.

185 posted on 05/23/2002 4:57:26 PM PDT by GOPcapitalist
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To: GOPcapitalist
Confederate POW James Miller, an elderly methodist minister with 7 children being held among Sherman's prisoners even though he had never even heard a shot fired in battle, was randomly executed in retaliation for civilians shooting of a Sherman looter near Cheraw SC in 1865.

Miller was under arms, a legitimate POW.

So far as seen on FR, Sherman's men killed no civilians at all. At least no one has been able to name one.

On the other hand, about 50 of Sherman's men, all legal combatants, were lynched during the march.

Walt

194 posted on 05/23/2002 6:51:59 PM PDT by WhiskeyPapa
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