General Ewing did that to four counties of women and children in Missouri just because their husbands were secessionist,,,, Turchinov attacked Athens Alabama and allowed his troops to burn part of it and rape slave girls.....Sheridan burned Unionist and Secessionist homes alike in the Shenandoah valley "so as a Crow would have to pack his lunch when he flew across it".

Sherman is in fine company if you ask me,,,,no excuses.