On This Day, Dec. 21: Civil War Gen. Sherman completes march to the sea
Union Gen. William T. Sherman completed his Civil War "march to the sea" across the South and arrived in Savannah, Ga.
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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 ...
National Interest on MSN6d
The U.S. Military Fights Hard, Even During Christmas
Since the country's earliest days, Americans in uniform have risked life and limb for their nation, knowing that war doesn't ...
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Harris’s next role should be raising funds for a Black reparations bank
Since the Civil War, Black Americans have made demands ... it was awarded to freedmen by Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman through Special Field Order No. 15. However, this effort was reversed after ...
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‘The Six Triple Eight’ Is a Powerful Tribute to the Army’s First All-Black, All-Woman Battalion
William Tecumseh Sherman ... an entire war’s worth of mail -- and they did so with stunning grace. “The Six Triple Eight” opens with a grim European battle scene as American troops advance ...
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Heart of Gold: Illinois Farmer Protects WWll Secret for 70 Years
Diamond in the Rough “War is cruelty and you cannot refine it,” wrote General William Tecumseh Sherman in 1864 ... Tojo fired an American-made .32 Colt 1903 semi-automatic, the same pistol ...