Sherman "Sherman's rage meant death for Confederate prisoner"

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Brev. Brig. Gen'l
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Laurinburg NC
When Gen. William T. Sherman made the remark that “war is hell,” he was not making a joke. An old Lancaster News article given to me by Dew James, formerly of the Morning News, is evidence that the statement by Sherman was correct.

Apparently, a picture of a grave marker east of Pageland in Chesterfield County drew comments from historians about the death of a Confederate soldier, and historians painted the following picture:

 
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