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out on the Roswell road and camped about 12 ms out From here the 7th Penn Cav were sent off on a Scout and drove the Rebs out and occupied this little but important town of Roswell. important on account of the large cotton and woolen factories, which are probably or rather were the largest in the Southern Confederacy. We found them running and supplying the S-C with clothing etc and reporting said fact to Gen'l Sherman he ordered them to be burned. This order was executed by Gen'l Garrard on the morning of July 6th notwithstanding the flags of 3 or 4 foreign Nations were thrown out claiming foreign protection. These factories were founded by Roswell Kings from Connecticut who also founded this village which bears his name and were some 30 odd years old. The whole town and factories belonged to a son of this Roswell King and a man named Adams and they ruled