The diary of Adjutant James Royal Ladd, 113th Ohio, said that on Nov. 23rd, his unit camped outside Milledgeville and learned that "the Rebs captured and shot some of our foragers."
The next entry begins: "Nov. 24 -- Thanksgiving in Milledgeville. Well, we had the roast turkey." Then he and others were detailed to the home where the foragers had been taken and ordered "to clean the concern out. It looked wicked to see such splendid furniture go to pieces. ... Crash followed crash, and after all the comforts and luxuries of a splendid home were soon in ruins."
--Old Secesh
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