Life of Wm Tecumseh Sherman .. . riminating, however, betweenthe rich, who are usually hostile, and the poor or indus-trious, who are usually neutral or friendly. Foragingparties may also take mules or horses to replace the jadedanimals of their trains, or to serve as pack-mules for theregiments or brigades. In all foraging, of whatever kind,the parties engaged will refrain from abusive or threaten-ing languages, and may, when the officer in commandthinks proper, give written certificates of the facts, but noreceipts, and they will endeavor to leave with each familya reasonable portion for the
Life of Wm Tecumseh Sherman .. . riminating, however, betweenthe rich, who are usually hostile, and the poor or indus-trious, who are usually neutral or friendly. Foragingparties may also take mules or horses to replace the jadedanimals of their trains, or to serve as pack-mules for theregiments or brigades. In all foraging, of whatever kind,the parties engaged will refrain from abusive or threaten-ing languages, and may, when the officer in commandthinks proper, give written certificates of the facts, but noreceipts, and they will endeavor to leave with each familya reasonable portion for their maintenance. VII. Negroes who are able-bodied, and can be ofservice to the several columns, may be taken along, buteach army commander will bear in mind that the ques-tion of supplies is a very important one, and that hisfirst duty is to see to those who bear arms. VIII. The organization at once of a good pioneerbattalion for each corps, composed, if possible, of negroes,should be attended to. This battalion should follow the. p <pq o Eh w H fe O o s a H <4i-lH0 Et, o w -) H -— <jpq SE TTING OCT I-OR 77/F. SEA. 363 advance guard, should repair roads, and double them ifpossible, so that the columns may not be delayed onreaching bad places. Also, army commanders shouldstudy the habit of giving the artillery and wagons theroad, and marching their troops on one side, and also in-struct their troops to assist wagons at steep hills or badcrossings of streams. IX. Captain O. M. Poe, chief engineer, will assignto each wing of the army a pontoon train, fully equippedand organized, and the commanders thereof will see toits being properly protected at all times. On November 12th, at Cartersville, Sherman sat onthe edge of a porch to rest. The telegraph wire hadbeen torn down, but the operator connected the end ofit with a small pocket instrument which he held in hishand as he stood at Shermans side. A dispatch wasreceived from Thomas at Nashville. Sherman answeredit, All rig
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