"Massacre at Centralia" Topic
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Tango01 | 07 Oct 2014 10:39 p.m. PST |
"By the time Confederate Maj. Gen. Sterling Price invaded Missouri in September 1864, he had earned a reputation for his men's lack of discipline. After authorizing the invasion, Price's superior, Gen. Kirby Smith, felt it necessary to add, "You will scrupulously avoid all wanton acts of destruction and devastation. Restrain your men." Price's men did indeed commit depredations, including shooting prisoners and African-Americans. But he was hardly alone; by 1864 the guerrilla war in Missouri had reached a level that people at the time and historians since have labeled "savage." Indeed, it was the Confederate guerrillas whom Price recruited, not his regular soldiers, who committed the worst atrocities during the invasion, including the infamous massacre of Union troops at Centralia. Missouri bushwhackers, as the guerrillas were known, not only frequently shot surrendering opponents without quarter, but by 1864 were also in the habit of mutilating corpses and taking body parts as trophies…" Full article here link Amicalement Armand |
45thdiv | 08 Oct 2014 6:43 a.m. PST |
That was an interesting article. Thanks for posting the link. Matthew |
Pan Marek | 08 Oct 2014 7:48 a.m. PST |
Excellent article, and the comments on the NYT page are better than usual too. |
GoodOldRebel | 08 Oct 2014 9:33 a.m. PST |
excellent article …thanks for posting |
Tango01 | 08 Oct 2014 11:13 a.m. PST |
Happy you enjoyed it my friends!. (smile) Amicalement Armand |
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