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Sherman telegraphed to President Lincoln, "I beg to present you as a Christmas gift the City of Savannah, with one hundred and fifty guns and plenty of ammunition, also about twenty-five thousand bales of cotton."

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When did the battle of Savannah end?

There was no battle in the end, because the small Confederate army under Hardee managed to escape across the river into South Carolina. The story goes that Sherman spared Savannah from destruction because he had once loved a girl from there. But either way, there would have been no benefit in wreaking further mayhem in Georgia by that time. He'd made his point on the suffering Georgians, and it was time to move into South Carolina (which had started the whole war) and put the boot into them.


What did sherman mean when he presented the city Savannah to loncoln?

This was a humorous reaction to the end of the March to the Sea, when Sherman was able to contact Grant and Lincoln for the first time in six weeks (because the wires had been cut), and he discoveed on December 24th that the Confederates had fled from Savannah, so there wouldn't be a destructive battle in that beautiful city. To celebrate the re-occupation of Savannah, he jokingly offered it to Lincoln as a Christmas present.


What town did the union army burn while crossing Georgia?

Atlanta. This preceded the crossing of Georgia. By the time they got to the other end, they were in a hurry to start ravaging South Carolina, so they spared the lovely city of Savannah. (Some say it was because Sherman had once loved a girl from there.) Once in South Carolina, they headed for the capital - Columbia - which was left a burning heap, probably deliberately.


Why didn't William Sherman burn Savannah?

William Sherman chose not to burn Savannah during his infamous March to the Sea primarily because he recognized the city's strategic value and its significance as a port. Upon capturing Savannah in December 1864, he aimed to preserve it for the Union, believing that its infrastructure could serve the war effort. Additionally, Sherman wanted to show a degree of mercy and goodwill, hoping to encourage a quicker end to the war and to facilitate a peaceful transition for the South.


Where did the Lewis and clark expedition end at?

It was in March 1806.