that in time of war the belligerent nations should proclaim the neutrality of ambulances and military hospitals, and that neutrality should likewise be recognized, fully and absolutely, in respect of official medical personnel, voluntary medical personnel, inhabitants of the country who go to the relief of the wounded, and the wounded themselves;
Are inhabitants combatants? According to Sherman they may have been, but here I read they were to be treated as neutral
I read 'inhabitants of the country that go to the relief of the wounded'. How did Sherman violate that?