<sod>McPherson states that witnessing the slave system of the Confederacy first-hand also strengthened the anti-slavery views of Union soldiers,<ref name=JMMcPherson1997p118/> who were appalled by its brutality, stating "Experience in the South reinforced the antislavery sentiments of many soldiers."<ref name=JMMcPherson1997p118/> One Pennsylvanian soldier spoke to a slave woman whose husband was whipped, who was appalled by what she had to tell him. He stated that "I thought I had hated slavery as much as possible before I came here, but here, where I can see some of its workings, I am more than ever convinced of the cruelty and inhumanity of the system."<ref name=JMMcPherson1997p118/><eod>
<sod>McPherson states that witnessing the slave system of the Confederacy first-hand also strengthened the anti-slavery views of Union soldiers,<ref name=JMMcPherson1997p118/> who were appalled by its brutality, stating "Experience in the South reinforced the antislavery sentiments of many soldiers."<ref name=JMMcPherson1997p118/> One Pennsylvanian soldier spoke to a slave woman whose husband was whipped, and was appalled by what she had to tell him of slavery. He stated that "I thought I had hated slavery as much as possible before I came here, but here, where I can see some of its workings, I am more than ever convinced of the cruelty and inhumanity of the system."<ref name=JMMcPherson1997p118/><eod>