The young bloods of the South: sons of planters, lawyers about towns, …

William Tecumseh Sherman
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The young bloods of the South: sons of planters, lawyers about towns, good billiard-players and sportsmen, men who never did any work and never will... They are splendid riders, first-rate shots and utterly reckless. These men must all be killed or employed by us before we can hope for peace. ✨ Memoirs of General William T. Sherman.
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