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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC08376 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1863 |
| Title | William T. Sherman to W. H. Jackson under flag of truce about hospitals and people in the area |
| Date | 15 August 1863 |
| Author | Sherman, William Tecumseh (1820-1891) |
| Recipient | Jackson, W.H. |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | "We were disposed to deal liberally with your hospitals and the people generally in the district but there is a limit to such concession, and I think it is reached. . ." Endorsed by Confederate General W. H. Jackson to Joseph Johnston: "None of my command have taken the rations from citizens. . ." |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union General Union Forces Confederate States of America Confederate General or Leader Hospital Military Provisions Wartime Pillaging and Destruction |
| People | Sherman, William Tecumseh (1820-1891) |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Western Theater |