Head Qurs 1^st A. Corps.

Chaffins Farm Aug^t 4 1864

 

General.

                        Complaints are beginning to arise among the neighboring citizens, of trespass on their grounds and damage to their growing crops by loose parties of soldiers wandering at will over the country. The desire for vegetables, especially the green corn now almost ready for use is probably the cause the depredations complained of. The Lieut. Gen^l Comd^g desires the subject brought to your attention, and requests that the proper steps may be taken for the suppression of such license. It would seem that the only way to effectually check it, is to establish rigid camp guards to keep the men in camp. Fields of green corn might be purchased at reasonable prices, by general contribution & guarded for their use. In this way the citizen would be compensated & protected from wrong, and the troops have issues of vegetables.

                                                                                   

I am Genl Very Respy

Yr most Obt Servt

G M Sorrel

Lt. Col. A.A.Genl

 

To

Major Genl. J. B. Kershaw

Comd^g Divⁿ

 

 

[endorsement]

 

H Qrs 1^st Corps

Aug 4 1864

 

Relates to the trespass-

ing of the troops among

the neighboring cit-

izens &c.

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