. Civil War stories . ?:I. SHERMANS MARCH TO THE SEA 197 The orders were for the troops to forage liber-ally off the country. The region was rich andhad never before been visited by an , bacon, sweet potatoes, poultry, cows andoxen were abundant, as well as horses and were sent out before daylight from everybrigade, on each side of the line of march, to .ransack every farm and plantation within men were all mounted on horses, mules, oreven cattle, sometimes with saddles but oftenerwithout; the animals were packed with hams,live fowl, bags of grain or flour, an
. Civil War stories . ?:I. SHERMANS MARCH TO THE SEA 197 The orders were for the troops to forage liber-ally off the country. The region was rich andhad never before been visited by an , bacon, sweet potatoes, poultry, cows andoxen were abundant, as well as horses and were sent out before daylight from everybrigade, on each side of the line of march, to .ransack every farm and plantation within men were all mounted on horses, mules, oreven cattle, sometimes with saddles but oftenerwithout; the animals were packed with hams,live fowl, bags of grain or flour, and even articlesof furniture or clothing; for war is often onlyorganized robbery. The parties were surroundedby crowds of negroes, who everywhere left theirmasters to follow the Union army; men, women,and children, all knew they were swarmed around the column, clinging tothe horses, kissing the hands and feet of the offi-cers, frantic with joy at the arrival of those whomthey looked upon as their deliverers
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