Statistics for occurrence #1 of “General Sherman” in chapter 4.31 of Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 7.:
...ty; fifteenth, that numerous Federal officers witnessed the active agency of the soldiers in spreading the conflagration without taking timely steps to prevent the same; and, sixteenth, that in fine, General Sherman is morally responsible for the burning of Columbla. James Wood Davidson. New York, June 15, 1875.
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