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They destroyed farms and wrecked railroads, to impede the Confederate war-effort.

They were told that violence against the person was strictly forbidden, and most of the abuses were not carried out by his troops but by lawless mounted hooligans ("bummers") who rode alongside the army for opportunities to commit vandalism and enjoy some of the free food and plunder.

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