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The customary law of non-international armed conflict - Evidence from the United States Civil War

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 January 2010

Michael Harris Hoffman
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James Surget made no impact on history. He did, however, make an impression on Washington Ford. The latter sued him in 1866 regarding the destruction of 200 bales of cotton.

In May 1862, Ford owned a plantation in Mississippi, a state then in rebellion against United States authority. The local commander of rebelling forces ordered his troops to burn all cotton along the Mississippi River that was vulnerable to capture by the United States army. Surget assisted in the destruction of Ford's cotton. Ford sued him to recover for its value.

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International Review of the Red Cross (1961 - 1997) , Volume 30 , Issue 277 , August 1990 , pp. 322 - 344
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Copyright © International Committee of the Red Cross 1990

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The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and are not necessarily those of the American Red Cross.

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