| United States. Congress. Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War - 1866 - 886 pages
...the entire use of the railroad back, as also such corn and forage as may be reached by our troops. If the people raise a howl against my barbarity and...peace, they and their relatives must stop the war. CITY POINT, VA., September A, 1SG4 — 9 pm Major General SHERMAN: I Lave just received your despatch... | |
| Whitelaw Reid - 1868 - 1172 pages
...the entire use of the railroad back, and also such corn and forage as may bo readied by our troops. If the people raise a howl against my barbarity and cruelty, I will answer that war is war, and not popularity seeking." This lust determination he executed to the letter. A email portion of the inhabitants... | |
| William Tecumseh Sherman - 1875 - 422 pages
...purpose, as early as the 4th of September, to General Halleck, in a letter concluding with these words : If the people raise a howl against my barbarity and...peace, they and their relatives must stop the war. I knew, of course, that such a measure would be strongly criticised, but made up my mind to do it with... | |
| Richard Taylor - 1879 - 416 pages
...purpose as early as the 4th of September, to General Halleck, in a letter concluding with these words : 'If the people raise a howl against my barbarity and...popularity-seeking. If they want peace, they and their relations must stop the war.' " On pages 124-126 appears the correspondence of General Sherman with... | |
| Richard Taylor - 1879 - 296 pages
...purpose as early as the 4th of September, to General Halleck, in a letter concluding with these words : ' If the people raise a howl against my barbarity and cruelty, I will answer that war is war, and not popularity -seeking. If they want peace, they and their relations must stop the war.' " On pages 124-6... | |
| Euripides, Ulrich von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff - 1889 - 720 pages
...amenities of peace."45 "If the people raise a howl against my barbarity and cruelty," said Sherman, "I will answer that war is war, and not popularity-seeking....want peace, they and their relatives must stop the war."4" We cannot very well measure the effectiveness of campaigns waged against men's minds. Sherman... | |
| John George Nicolay, John Hay - 1890 - 594 pages
...passionate criticism which this action would provoke and was prepared for it. "If the people," he said, "raise a howl against my barbarity and cruelty, I will answer that war is war, and not popularity seeking. If they want peace, they and their relatives must stop ^m!" the war." On arriving... | |
| John George Nicolay, John Hay - 1890 - 580 pages
...passionate criticism which this action would provoke and was prepared for it. "If the people," he said, "raise a howl against my barbarity and cruelty, I will answer that war is war, and not popularity seeking. If ..KSre.." they want peace, they and their relatives must stop \?\n." the war."... | |
| William Tecumseh Sherman - 1891 - 646 pages
...purpose, as early as the 4th of September, to General Halleck, in a letter concluding with these words: If the people raise a howl against my barbarity and...peace, they and their relatives must stop the war. I knew, of course, that such a measure would be strongly criticised, but made up my mind to do it with... | |
| United States. War Dept - 1891 - 1122 pages
...have the entire use of railroad back, as also such corn and forage as may be reached by our troops. If the people raise a howl against my barbarity and...they want peace they and their relatives must stop war. WT SHERMAN, Major- General. HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE CUMBERLAND, September 4, 1864—13... | |
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