Tag Archives: General William T. Sherman

The Hero & The Ghost: An Account of a Divided Family

Posted on March 21, 2020 by ECW Guest Post

ECW welcomes David T. Dixon When the Civil War splits a Georgia family, a returning veteran secures his legacy and helps to bury shameful secrets for future generations… Connor Wright remembered that he was eleven years old when he watched … Continue reading →

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Podcast Additional Resources: “Rudely Stamp’d”

Posted on August 13, 2019 by Emerging Civil War

Grant and Sherman. A military team and an American friendship that literally changed history. Did you catch the latest ECW podcast about these two generals? It’s available to all ECW subscribers on Patreon. We’re rounded up some additional resources, but … Continue reading →

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General Sherman’s Christmas in Savannah

Posted on December 25, 2018 by Derek Maxfield

Despite the dire predictions of what the terrible Sherman might do to the fine city of Savannah once he got his claws on it, the people of the city soon found that the lion had turned pussycat.  Of course, anything … Continue reading →

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Assault on Ft. McAllister announces Sherman’s arrival outside Savannah

Posted on December 13, 2018 by Derek Maxfield

Nearing the end of his militarily unorthodox March to the Sea through the heart of Georgia, in early December 1864, Sherman approached the outer lines of Savannah cautiously. Wishing to avoid a frontal assault on the Confederate lines, which would … Continue reading →

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Mapping his way through the Carolinas: A profile of Major Robert M. McDowell (Part 2)

Posted on August 9, 2018 by Derek Maxfield

Maj. Robert M. McDowell was an engineering officer on the staff of Gen. Slocum during Sherman’s Carolinas campaign.  His diary recounts the adventure. (Part two of two) Part of the army’s rear echelon, the staff major was not ordinarily in … Continue reading →

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Noah Trudeau Explains Lincoln’s Greatest Journey

Posted on August 16, 2016 by Chris Kolakowski

Recently I chatted with award-winning author Noah Andre Trudeau, who has written several well-regarded books on the Civil War in 1864 and 1865. We discussed his next book, Lincoln’s Greatest Journey: Sixteen Days That Changed a Presidency, March 24 – … Continue reading →

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The Strategic Impact of the Battle of Nashville

Posted on December 24, 2014 by Daniel Davis

When Maj. Gen. George Thomas’ Union forces drove the Army of Tennessee from their position south of Nashville on December 16, 1864, it signaled an end to John Bell Hood’s invasion of Tennessee. Hood’s army in shambles, any hopes of … Continue reading →

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Aftermath In Atlanta

Posted on December 8, 2014 by Caroline Davis

Atlanta, Georgia was a key Confederate railway hub throughout the war with a thriving population of about 22,000. Defense of this industrial city fell to Lt. General John Bell Hood and his army, which unfortunately was much too small for … Continue reading →

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“Harvest of Death”: The Battle of Griswoldville

Posted on November 22, 2014 by Ryan Quint

On November 15, 1864, the vanguard of William T. Sherman’s forces left the city of Atlanta, Georgia on what would become the March to the Sea. Their ultimate objective was the city of Savannah, about 250 miles away. Over the … Continue reading →

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“Atlanta Is Ours”

Posted on September 2, 2014 by Chris Kolakowski

Defeat at Jonesboro ended John Bell Hood’s hopes of holding Atlanta. He abandoned the city the evening of September 1, destroying all useful military stores that could not be moved (a scene later immortalized in the book and film Gone … Continue reading →

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