Grant told Sheridan, "The people should be informed that so long as an army can subsist among them recurrences of these raids must be expected, and we are determined to stop them at all hazards. ...
Grant sagde til ham: "Folket skal vide, at så længe en hær kan leve imllem dem, vil sådanne raids forventes, og vi er indstillet på at stoppe dem for enhver pris ...