On one occasion a soldier picked up a poodle, the favorite pet of its mistress, and was carrying it off to execution when the lady made a strong appeal to him to spare it.

The soldier replied, "Madam, our orders are to kill every bloodhound." "But this is not a bloodhound," said the lady.

"Well, madam, we cannot tell what it will grow into if we leave it behind," said the soldier as he went off with it.
Notwithstanding these anecdotes, and the necessary hardship they would seem to imply, I do not believe there was much unwarrantable pillaging considering that we were in the enemy's territory and without any supplies except such as the country afforded.
On the 23d Sherman, with the left wing, reached Milledgeville.

The right wing was not far off: but proceeded on its way towards Savannah destroying the road as it went.

The troops at Milledgeville remained over a day to destroy factories, buildings used for military purposes, etc., before resuming its march.
The governor, who had been almost defying Mr.Davis before this, now fled precipitately, as did the legislature of the State and all the State officers.