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On This Day: Sherman begins March to the Sea during Civil War

Nov. 15 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1791, Georgetown University, in what is now Washington, D.C., opened as the first Roman Catholic college in the United States. In 1864, Union General ...
Smithsonian Magazine

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 spoils.” ...
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This Day in History: December 21, 1864, Sherman’s March to Sea ends with Savannah’s capture

ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - On December 21, 1864, General William Sherman ended his March to the Sea by capturing Savannah, Georgia. The March to the Sea was a military campaign that was hatched toward the ...
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150 years on, Sherman's March to Sea still vivid

MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. (AP) - At the heart of this well-preserved antebellum city, sunbeams stream through the arched windows of a grand public meeting room that mirrors the whole Civil War - including ...