A 1955 study of the sixty-mile area from Covington to Milledgeville found that of seventy-two houses built before Sherman's march, twenty-two were still standing in 1955; nine others had been torn down after the Civil War" (Soldiers Passion for Order, 551)
Freed slaves followed the march of Sherman's army through Georgia.
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Sherman's March to the Sea
sherman was a war criminal , you don't make war on citizens , they stole food ,burned houses and stole anything they wanted . shermans troops did what the Nazi's did in WWII
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That is called Sherman's march to the sea.
sherman went throught the south on a raid that was known as "shermans" march
William Sherman general of the union in the battle of Sherman's March to the sea destroyed all of Confederacy's resources and they eventually gave up. They surrendered and Sherman had a victory.
General Sherman's "March To The Sea" concluded in Savannah, Georgia on December 21st, 1864 when the Mayor of Savannah, Dr Richard Arnold, surrendered to General John Geary in return for a promise of safety from the same fate as that which occurred during Sherman's infamous march through Atlanta.
November and December (1864)
Yes,slaves did join his army.They joined his army because when they got freed they didnt no where to go so they joined Shermans army.
Sherman's March, from Atlanta to Savannah, took place over about six weeks in the Autumn of 1864. It was not just a single day's event.
Freed slaves followed the march of Sherman's army through Georgia.
The Union soldiers would heat up rail road ties and then bend them around tree trunks. They were nicknamed "Sherman's neckties".