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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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