Allen notes that his regiment left Atlanta a month ago "after burning Every thing that would burn, and blowing up Every thing that would not." He goes on to describe their progress along Sherman's March to the Sea, mentioning that Confederate forces chopped down trees at one point and buried torpedoes in the road in order to slow the Union troops. Allen claims that while he was in Atlanta under orders to destroy the city, a little girl pleaded with him to not burn her family's house down, so he spared it. He closes by stating that he was nearly captured while on foraging duty.
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