June 13, 1863, [Little Rock] Weekly Arkansas Gazette
It is really shameful to notice the disgraceful manner in which some houses are treated, in which soldiers have been camped. We hear of many complaints. Can such a state of affairs last long without a check? This idea of taking possession of a person’s house, in the city, destroying it before the owner’s eyes, is despotic. Well may we exclaim, “Oh, Lord save me from my friends; my enemies I can manage.” With all the reports of the Federals destroying property in the late raid upon Alexandria, we are told that but little damage was done. – Shreveport News, 2d.