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Grenville Dodge: “You have not, however, seen in these papers any pictures portraying the cruelties perpetrated upon our soldiers, which…”

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You have not, however, seen in these papers any pictures portraying the cruelties perpetrated upon our soldiers, which have been worse than any acts ever committed by the savages in our wars with them; they are, in fact, too revolting to relate.
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Grenville Dodge
Republican · Iowa

Editor's note · Context

Dodge highlights the lack of media coverage regarding the suffering of American soldiers compared to the focus on alleged atrocities committed by them.

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