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" Take all provisions, forage, and stock wanted for the use of your command ; such as cannot be consumed, destroy. It is not desirable that the buildings should be destroyed — they should, rather be protected ; but the people should be informed that,... "
The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events, with Documents, Narratives ... - Page 321
edited by - 1868
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The Civil War and the Limits of Destruction

Mark E. Neely - History - 2007 - 296 pages
...Hunter on August 5, 1864. There the expression Grant had used was, "In pushing up the Shenandoah Valley, it is desirable that nothing should be left to invite the enemy to return." He told Hunter to "take all provisions, forage, and stock wanted for the use of your command." He was...
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