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General Sherman Offered Savannah as a ‘Christmas Gift’ to President Lincoln. The Victory Signaled the End of His Brutal March to the Sea
As General William Tecumseh Sherman sauntered into Savannah, Georgia, the city at the end of his infamous March to the Sea, , he gave new meaning to the old saying that “to the victor go the ...
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In Sherman’s Wake
The hidden story of enslaved Georgians who, however briefly, seized freedom during the Union general’s famous march to the ...
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On This Day: Civil War Gen. Sherman completes march to the sea
Sherman completed his Civil War "march to the sea" across the South and arrived ... In 2012, PSY's video for his hit song, "Gangnam Style," became the first to hit 1 billion views on YouTube.
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General Sherman Offered Savannah as a ‘Christmas Gift’ to President Lincoln. The Victory Signaled the End of His Brutal March to the Sea
Unlike much of Georgia, the historic port city was preserved from Sherman’s wrath, but suffered psychological terror nonetheless Eli Wizevich History Correspondent ...