No, Savannah Georgia was burned during the American Revolution.
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William Tecumseh Sherman was a Union General who during the civil war occupied Atlanta, Georgia then burned the city and a swath of territory from Atlanta to Savannah on his famous "March to the Sea".
Savannah is the closest shipping port from Douglas, Georgia. Savannah is the oldest city in the state of Georgia, and was an important port city in the American Revolution and during the American Civil War.
Savannah and Brunswick are the two main deepwater port cities in Georgia. Savannah is one of Georgia's largest cities, and one of its most historically significant. It was a major stronghold for the Confederacy during the Civil War.
campaign of Atlanta and savannah.
The area of Georgia from Atlanta to Savannah was completely destroyed during the American Civil War. This was part of Sherman's infamous March to the Sea.
Atlanta, Georgia and Lawrence, Missouri are two very notable examples.
Savannah is not generally considered to have been the key to the lower south during the Civil War. Atlanta was the second largest city in the Confederacy and produced far more war material than Savannah. Importance was not placed on the capture of Savannah until after the fall of Atlanta in 1864. It became the focal point of Sherman's army during its march through Georgia because its port allowed Sherman to resupply his army after its march through Georgia.
William T. Sherman was the Union general that captured Savannah Georgia in December of 1864. As Confederate forces had evacuated the city to avoid capture, the mayor of Savannah surrendered to Sherman.
In the American Civil War, the city of Savannah, Georgia, did not see combat, although Sherman expectied a battle there. (The Confederates escaped across the river into South Carolina). There was also a town of Savannah in Tennessee, which saw some fighting in the Civil War.
Georgia was on the Confederate (Southern) side.
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