From the Jackson Mississippi Clarion Ledger newspaper of 1889.

The People of Augusta, Ga. are indignant at some foolish remarks recently made by General Sherman. After apologizing for not sacking and burning the town in his march to the sea, the waspy old General says:

"If the people of Augusta think I slighted them in the winter of 1864-65 by reason of personal friendships formed in 1844 they are mistaken; or if they think I made a mistake in strategy, let them say so; and with the president's consent I think I can send a detachment of 100,000 or so of Sherman's Burners' and their descendants who will finish up the job without charging Uncle Sam a cent."