Pam:
In this thinking you are wrong. Lee twice subsisted his army in the enemy's territory. Although it was under written orders and receipts were issued in Confederate script. Which, as you know, was worthless even before the demise of the CSA. The result is still the same, it was just done under a more sanitary and humane mechanism. Let's not forget Jubal Early extorting money from Chambersburg PA and then burning the town. I think it safe to say non-regular units of both sides comitted atrocities. So called "Partisan Rangers" for the CSA and "Bummers" for the USA. John