they did not have a chance for that happen in chambersburg. but the desecration of the two towns have little in contin -- common. stanton served as a key transportation hub and hospital-based. it had been an object of society since the wars beginning. the united states army was careful with stanton, burning strategic targets while protecting homes. soldiers have plenty of time and can terrible attitude, over two days, to search and plunder those homes that demand meals --, homes, demand meals, and have conversation with citizens. in chambersburg, the devastation lasts for one morning in a single strike. did they need to burn the whole town? did they give them one hours, or three hours of claimed -- as claimed? the soldiers could only carry so much, and through sheer limitations of time and the whole town on fire, it puts a limitation on ransacking. a lot of stories are told about how regretful confederate soldiers were that nobody was ever punished after the fact. here is what the richmond dispatch says. we love to hear those cries of anguish.

the fire in chambersburg came pretty quickly. the devastation of the two towns have little in common. stanton held crucial military resources and served as a key transportation hub and hospital-based. it has been an object since the war began. targetsned strategic while he protected homes. soldiers had considerable latitude over two days to search and plunder those homes to demand yields and to have conversations with citizens. in chambersburg, the devastation lasted only one morning and a single strike. some people have argued did he give them one hour? two hours? three hours? that they burn the whole town? in fact, they did. but soldiers could only carry so much. to ensure limits of time, making ransacking more frantic. the stories northerners told was how regretful confederate soldiers were, but no one was ever punished after the fact. they said, we love to hear those cries of anguish. theowell of destination -- howl of desperation comes to us like music over the waters. represent --hat latter we director fusion has assumed it

they gathered more military supplies and torched chambersburg, pennsylvania. they also extracted ransom from various communities. for the second time in a few weeks, early made his escape. attorney general edward bates sized up the mood well when he recorded in his diary "we are disgraced." when lincoln and grant finally met, the president rejected meade. that theant explained committee on the conduct of the war, the congressional body that monitored and criticized the union war effort and military personnel, had attacked need, -- need --c attack me attack meade. most likely, lincoln still harbored resentment for the lack of effective after gettysburg and didn't want me to their instead, they settle on phil of sheridan -- philip sheridan. sheridan had been an outstanding combat officer, and upgraded the cavalry of the army of the potomac demonstrably. grant with sheridan, neutralized the strength of early's horsemen. grant and then botched the orders. rather than place sheridan in to go after early's troops, grant notified halleck " unless general hunter is a