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What union general became famour for his march of destruction through Georgia?
William T. Sherman
What Union General became famous for hid march of destruction through Georgia?
William T. Sherman
What union leader became famous for his march of destruction through Georgia?
General Sherman---- Sherman's March to the Sea
What union general became famous for his march across Georgia?
Grant
Who gave the tract of land that became the university of Georgia?
General Assembly
How did Confederate General William J Hardee react to the threat posed by Sherman's advance through Georgia?
When it became clear to Confederate General William J. Hardee that the target of Sherman's armies was Savannah, Georgia and not Macon Georgia, he ordered Confederate cavalry unites to harass the Union's rear and both flanks. Also, he ordered all available militias to march eastward in an attempt to protect Savannah.
When was Georgia's colony founded?
Georgia lies geographically in the American South. It was founded by a man named Oglethorpe ( he who looks over the town!) to take the word apart, originally as a sort of halfway-house penal colony. Georgia figured prominently in the Campaigns of General Sherman in his March to The Sea. These real battles formed part of the backdrop to the Civil War Novel -Gone with the Wind. Destruction of property was part of the tactical storm brewed by General Sherman. To this day, the song ( marching through Georgia!) is never played in the South!
Was Georgia a confederate state in the civil war?
Georgia was a Confederate State in the US Civil War. It's largest city, Atlanta, became a main target of General Sherman.
How did life in Georgia change in 1752?
Georgia became a royal colony in 1752
Who was the colony of Georgia intended to help?
General James Oglethorpe became interested in helping london's poor while investigating the conditions in debtors' prisons.
How Did the yazoo land fraud change Georgia's boundaries?
What used to be Western Georgia became the state of Mississippi.
What university was the university of Georgia chartered as in 1785?
When the University of Georgia was incorporated by an act of the General Assembly on January 27, 1785, Georgia became the first state to charter a state-supported university. In 1784 the General Assembly had set aside 40,000 acres of land to endow a college or seminary of learning.
