GDG- Bob's Questions

[Dennis Lawrence]

At 09:44 AM 9/14/2006, you wrote:
>Regarding his policy against plundering, wasn't part of Lee's motivation 
>tied up in the hope that the war-weary northern people would increase 
>their demand for a negotiated peace following a successful campaign in 
>Pennsylvania? Restraint by the ANV might have contributed to a more 
>favorable impression of the Confederacy, while bitter feelings and a 
>resolve to put down the rebellion may have resulted from open plundering 
>.. Tom Gilbert

Hello,

      The order against plundering was a mere a formality.  Lee came North 
with the express idea of living off the land and the resources.  In any 
army this does include soldiers foraging for themselves private 
property.   In this army, that private property also included free blacks 
who were shipped south.

As far as the order, it was wink ,wink, nod, nod.

Take Care

Dennis