"By mid-October...Sheridan had the lovely Shenandoah Valley pretty well burned out. In his matter-of-fact way he reported that,"

"I have destroyed over 2000 barns filled with wheat, hay and farming implements; over 70 mills, filled with flour and wheat; have driven in front of the army over 4000 head of stock, and have killed and issued to the troops not less than 3000 sheep...The people here are getting sick of the war."