On Sept. 2, 1864 General Sherman captured this city, subsequently burning much of it to the ground
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Atlanta in the American Civil War - Wikipedia  The city of Atlanta, Georgia, in Fulton County, was an important rail and commercial center ... The capture of the "Gate City of the South" was especially important for .... William Sherman, and ordered all public buildings and possible Confederate ..... On September 2, Major General Slocum, in command of the XX Corp near...
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William Tecumseh Sherman - Wikipedia  William Tecumseh Sherman was an American soldier, businessman, educator and author. ... In 1864, Sherman succeeded Grant as the Union commander in the Western Theater of the war. He proceeded to lead his troops to the capture of the city of Atlanta, a military success that contributed to the re-election of U.S....
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Sherman's March to the Sea - Wikipedia  Sherman's March to the Sea is the name commonly given to the military Savannah Campaign in the American Civil War, conducted through Georgia from November 15 to December 21, 1864 by Maj. Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman of the Union Army. The campaign began with Sherman's troops leaving the captured city of .... Still, Grant trusted Sherman's assessment and on November 2, 1864, he sent...
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Union Troops Capture Atlanta - History in the Headlines  Sep 2, 2014 ... On September 2, 1864, Atlanta surrendered to Union forces following a ... Confederates suffered devastating casualties trying to defend the city. Up until ... Under General William T. Sherman, the successor to Grant as the top Union ... Yet the capture of Atlanta, along with a subsequent Union victory in the...
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General William Tecumseh Sherman | HistoryNet  Information and Articles About General William T. Sherman, a Union General during the ... of Georgia and on September 2, 1864, successfully captured the vital city of ... of Meridian, but Sherman's troops tore up railroad tracks and burned military ... The general had spent much time in the South as a U.S. Army officer and as...
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Jeopary Questions page 1587 - WRITERS ON FILM - TriviaBistro.com  DAMN YANKEES: This general captured Atlanta in September 1864; in November, he left it in flames -- you may now boo  BEFORE & AFTER: This...
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Sherman was a believer in total war. He said that the Northern ...  On September 1, 1864, Sherman and his army captured Atlanta, Georgia, ... Only after this ordeal did he begin his long and fruitful association with ... Having written to Mayor Calhoun of Atlanta in 1874 that "war is cruelty, and you cannot refine it .... I hastened back to my frightened servants and told them that they had better...
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Was General Sherman's Use of Total Warfare Justified - UMBC  1806 Articles of War, which came to be known as the Lieber code after its author. ... In September 1864, Union General William Tecumseh Sherman and his ... o Why might he have considered the city of Savannah, Georgia a gift? ... Distribute RS#02: Document A  General Sherman to the Mayor and City Council of Atlanta;...
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jeopardy/1206_Qs.txt at master  jedoublen/jeopardy  GitHub  FIRE DRILL | In October 1871 fire destroyed most of this city's buildings erected in the previous half century | Chicago. right: Jim. Wrong: Value: $100. Number: 6.
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General William Tecumseh Sherman - Forgotten Delights  Mid-September 1864: Sherman evacuates Atlanta ... documents - particularly the one written to the Mayor of Atlanta, dated September 12th. ... William Tecumseh Sherman, September 12, 1864 ... Mayor of Atlanta to Sherman, 9/11/1864 ..... War is cruelty, and you cannot refine it; and those who brought war into our country...
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General Sherman to President Lincoln - Civil War Trust  A telegram from General Sherman to President Lincoln informing him of the capture of ... The success of this campaign helped clinch the 1864 election for Lincoln. ... I beg to present you, as a Christmas gift, the city of Savannah, with 150 heavy...
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The Civil War, by Ken Burns - War is all hell, 1865 - Part 8 | Readable  "WAR IS ALL HELL," WILLIAM TECUMSEH SHERMAN ONCE SAID, AND IT WAS NOW ... AND WHEN HE SAID HOW HARD A WAR IT WAS GOING TO BE, HE WAS RETIRED ... SHERMAN IS MAYBE THE FIRST TRULY MODERN GENERAL. ... [CANNON FIRE] "REACHING THE HILL JUST OUTSIDE THE OLD REBEL...
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The Battle of Atlanta: History and Remembrance | Southern Spaces  May 30, 2014 ... Confederate and Union troops in close combat, Battle of Atlanta ... The fall of Atlanta was a major turning point in the Civil War, and this essay ... summer of 1864, and the Federal military campaign across Georgia that began shortly thereafter. ... News of Sherman's capture of Atlanta on September 2, 1864...
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National Park Civil War Series: The Campaign for Atlanta  Just before noon on Wednesday, July 20, 1864, a family of Southern ... a Confederate officer saying good-bye to a woman in her front yard was killed, ... Through the night of September 1 and the morning of September 2 throngs ... On September 8 General Sherman issued Order No. ... It read: "Atlanta is ours, and fairly won.
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Reminiscences of the Burning of Columbia, South Carolina | Garber ...  Reminiscences of the Burning of Columbia, South Carolina. ... that his troops burned the city, but that the destruction of it was premeditated. ... The burning of Columbia, South Carolina , February 17, 1865, was one of the most deplorable events of ... Sherman and Hampton accuse each other of the destruction of Columbia.
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The War Ends - NERIC  In the spring of 1864, the most successful general of the Union army faced the most renowned ... War ended in 1865 in victory for the ... March to the Sea, pillage, mandate, .... Sherman sent his troops south around Atlanta to cut ... On November 15, 1864, Sherman began his March ... Only a few months later, ... Savannah R.
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Free Flashcards about CIVIL WAR - StudyStack  DURING THE CIVIL WAR, GENERAL SHERMAN REDUCED THIS STATE CAPITAL TO ASHES, CAUSING IT TO BE CALLED "CHIMNEYVILLE", JACKSON.
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Letter of William T. Sherman to James M. Calhoun, E.E. Rawson ...  Sherman occupied Atlanta over a week prior, at the start of September of 1864. ... of the Mississippi, in the Field, Atlanta, Georgia, September 12, 1864. James M. Calhoun, Mayor, E.E. Rawson, S.C. Wells, representing City Council of Atlanta. ... War is cruelty, and you cannot refine it; and those who brought war into our...
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37 Weeks: Sherman on the March - | Georgia Public Broadcasting  General William Tecumseh Sherman and his 110,000 Union soldiers prepare to ... It is late April, 1864. ... 44-year-old William Tecumseh Sherman, the man who vows to make Georgia howl. ... In the last week of May, 1864, Johnston's Confederate army forms a ... He orders an attack, and soon, the battle is hand-to-hand.
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Atlanta falls to Union forces - Sep 01, 1864 - HISTORY.com  On this day in History, Atlanta falls to Union forces on Sep 01, 1864. ... On November 15 of that year, Sherman's troops burned much of the city before ... The Civil War ended on April 9, 1865, when the Confederate commander in chief, ... from the war and became the capital of Georgia in 1868, first on a temporary basis and...
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The British Burn Washington, D.C., 200 Years Ago - History in the ...  Aug 22, 2014 ... ... British forces torched the White House, the Capitol and nearly every other public ... city ablaze, thereby humiliating the administration of President James Madison. ... When the War of 1812 first broke out, the fighting centered on the border ... A few of the bigger warships dropped out as the river became...