General Sherman used this house as his headquarters when the Federal army occupied Savannah, Georgia during the Civil War.
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Green-Meldrim House~Sherman’s Headquarters
Posted: January 12, 2019 in Civil War SitesTags: 1864, american civil war, civil war, Georgia, history, march to the sea, savannah, shermans headquarters
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November 16, 1864
Posted: November 16, 2016 in On this Day in the Civil WarTags: 1864, american civil war, american history, Atlanta, confederate, Georgia, march to the sea, On this Day in the Civil War, the american civil war, the civil war, union, william t sherman
On this day in the Civil War, Union General William T. Sherman and his army leave Atlanta to begin the famous march to the sea. The 62,000 man army will live off the land throughout the march. Prior to the march Sherman says, “I can make this march, and make Georgia howl.”
General William T. Sherman
(Photo Credit: Library of Congress)
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