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Take the order of General Grant to General Sheridan to make the Shenandoah Valley a barren waste; it was absolutely destroyed so the enemy could not again occupy it.
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Dodge references General Grant's orders to General Sheridan, illustrating the extreme measures taken during the war.
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I must say this is the first time I ever heard of national honor being sustained by such methods.
We were always careful that no cruelties were committed by enlisted men, but whatever was done was by the order of an officer.
In view of all the facts, I must doubt the sincerity of those who are seeking to bring discredit upon our little Army, the marvellous efficiency of which has won the admiration of the world.
It is the duty of every companion here, as well as of every good citizen, to enter his protest against these unjust attacks.
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