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The Art of Hiding Personal Effects, Part Three: Food
This is the last installment in the series The Art of Hiding Personal Effects.
Posted in Civilian, Memory
Tagged hiding food, Hiding personal effects, Sherman's bummers
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The Art of Hiding Personal Effects, Part Two: Valuables
The physical trauma Sherman and his troops forced upon the Southern countryside riddles letters and diaries, and the psychological trauma is still evident in the resentment passed down between generations. The chaos of unorganized Union foraging parties followed a pattern … Continue reading
Posted in Civilian, Memory
Tagged Carolina Campaigns, Hiding personal effects, March to the Sea, Sherman's bummers, William T. Sherman
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The Art of Hiding Personal Effects, Part One: Slaves
As Union forces marched south under Sherman, wreaking havoc across several Southern states, stories of Northern atrocities spread. It’s hard to say which stories were true, and which were fanciful creations that played on Southern sentiments, like some of those … Continue reading
Posted in Slavery
Tagged Hiding personal effects, March to the Sea, Slaves, William T. Sherman
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