Destroyed the railroad from Tuscumbia to Decatur; also some sixty flat-boats and ferries in the Tennessee River, thereby preventing Van Dorn, in his move, from crossing to my rear; also destroyed five tan-yards and six flouring-mills.
Dodge outlines the destruction of critical infrastructure to hinder enemy movements.
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The national honor never has, never can, and never will be protected by such methods.
It is upheld and maintained today, as it always has been, by the patriotism of our people as represented by our Army in the Civil War, in Cuba, the Philippines, and China.
We were always careful that no cruelties were committed by enlisted men, but whatever was done was by the order of an officer.
I must say this is the first time I ever heard of national honor being sustained by such methods.
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