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We are not only fighting hostile armies, but a hostile people, and must make old and… — William Tecumseh Sherman

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We are not only fighting hostile armies, but a hostile people, and must make old and young, rich and poor, feel the hard hand of war.

William Tecumseh Sherman
1864
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American Civil WarMilitary strategy
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1864
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William Tecumseh Sherman
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Sherman, William Tecumsch. Memoirs of General William Tecumseh Sherman. Vol. 2, Penguin Classics, 2000, ch. 21.
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Sherman, William Tecumsch. Letter to Henry W. Halleck. 24 Dec. 1864.

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