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The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Index (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller), G (search)
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The Daily Dispatch: August 27, 1863., [Electronic resource], The accident on the Central train. (search)
Gen. Beauregard's retaliation.
--When Gillmore fired upon Charleston, Gen. Beauregard sent him word that if he repeated the outrage he would retaliate for it. This threat has suggested inquiry as to the manner of retaliation, and the means in Gen. B.'s hands to enable him to do so. We do not know in what way it was his intention to have retaliated; but he certainly had one very effective mode at his command — that was the confinement of the Yankee prisoners in his possession in those houses upon which the enemy's fire was mainly directed; and in case the direction of the heavy missiles hurried into the city was changed, why change the prisons of the prisoners so as still to make them the targets of the enemy's big guns.
This would be a most effectual way of retaliating for an outrage upon the usages of civilized warfare, such as that perpetrated by the Yankee General.
Of course Gen. Beauregard would inform the enemy of this retaliation, and make him altogether responsible for t
Flag of truce — Yankee Intentions Regarding Charleston. Atlanta, Aug. 27.
--The flag of truce has returned from Vicksburg.
The character of the communication is not known.
General Sherman says if Gillmore has taken Charleston and fails to lay the city in ashes, he will be sacrificed by his troops.
His superiors, the Northern people, demand the utter destruction of Charleston.