... As the troops marched down the long, gravel street lined with cedar trees, they were met by a group of university faculty that included Andre Deloffre, the university’s librarian, and William Wyman, professor of Latin and Greek.
Deloffre begged Johnston to spare the library, one of the finest of its time. Johnston responded by sending a courier to headquarters, asking if the library could remain unscathed, but he was instructed by his general to burn the Rotunda as planned...
Burning a university library? To what end? What did it accomplish?
No, Sherman, Sheridan, and their ilk weren't war criminals. Not at all.
... As the troops marched down the long, gravel street lined with cedar trees, they were met by a group of university faculty that included Andre Deloffre, the university’s librarian, and William Wyman, professor of Latin and Greek.
ReplyDeleteDeloffre begged Johnston to spare the library, one of the finest of its time. Johnston responded by sending a courier to headquarters, asking if the library could remain unscathed, but he was instructed by his general to burn the Rotunda as planned...
Burning a university library? To what end? What did it accomplish?
No, Sherman, Sheridan, and their ilk weren't war criminals. Not at all.
Bastards.
Yeah noit the Unions Greatest moment there
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