War is cruelty, and you cannot refine it; and those who brought war into our country deserve all the curse and maledictions a people can pour out I know I had no hand in making this war, and I know I will make more
sacrifices to-day than any of you to secure peace. But you cannot have peace and a division of our country... You
might as well appeal against the thunder-storm as against the terrible hardships of war. They are inevitable, and
the only way the people of Atlanta can hope once more to live in peace and quiet at home, is to stop the war,
which can only be done by admitting that it began in error and is perpetuated in pride.
General William Sherman, Letter to the Mayor and Councilmen of Atlanta, 1864
How does this passage justify actions like Sherman's "March to the Sea"?
A)
The South had no recourse but to continue fighting.
B)
The South put up a valiant fight and should be respected,
The South should be forgiven and welcomed back into the Union
The South deserved the destruction of their lands for making war first

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