Title
Why the Valley Was Cleaned
Subject
United States Army
Description
The point of this story, published in March 1865, is that it is justifiable to treat Confederate supporters harshly because the Confederates are guerrilla fighters who hide behind their women, and commit atrocities.
A participant in the military occupation of the Shenandoah Valley reports burning all the barns, but not farmhouses, and not feeling bad because along the road you can "find your brother hanging to a tree with his ears, his nose and his lips cut off."
A participant in the military occupation of the Shenandoah Valley reports burning all the barns, but not farmhouses, and not feeling bad because along the road you can "find your brother hanging to a tree with his ears, his nose and his lips cut off."
Abstract
The Seattle Gazette publishes an article from back east, explaining why the Shenandoah Valley was "cleaned," in a brutal way. The acts are justified by the extreme brutality with which Confederate guerrillas treated Union captives.
Creator
unknown
Source
Seattle Weekly Gazette
Publisher
Seattle, WA: J.R. Watson
Date Issued
1865-03-04
Medium
Web
Type
article
Identifier
www.sos.wa.gov/history/newspapers
Bibliographic Citation
Vol. 1, No. 43, p. 1, col. E
Temporal Coverage
1865
Provenance
Washington State Archives
Start Page
1
End Page
1