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It has rendered desolate one of the best granaries of the South, preventing them from raising another crop this year, and taking away from them some fifteen hundred negroes.
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gutenberg.orgGrenville Dodge: “It has rendered desolate one of the best granaries of the South, preventing them from raising another crop this year…”
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Dodge describes the long-term impact of his actions on the agricultural capabilities of the South.
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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.
Have you, or any one else, ever heard a single word of protest from these people or any one connected with them against the revolting cruelties of the enemy in the Philippines?
They evidently have no desire to learn about these things, but want some excuse for attacking our Army, hoping thereby to bring dishonor upon our country before the world.
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