...to be insupportable; and he had a kindred spirit in Halleck, who writes to him (vol. ii. p. 223) : " Should you capture Charleston, I hope that by some...growth of future crops of nullification and secession." The book concludes with a chapter of " Military Lessons of the War," but we decline to sit at the feet...

...hope that by some accident the place may be destroyed ; and if a little salt should be sown upon the site, it may prevent the growth of future crops of nullification and secession."18 Six days later, Sherman replied : I will bear in mind your hint as to Charleston, and...