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Tag Archives: Savannah Georgia
The Wealthiest Slave in Savannah: Rachel Brownfield and the True Price of Freedom
ECW welcomes back guest author David T. Dixon Charley Lamar was always itching for a fight. Once arrested for illegally importing slaves, he quipped that “a man of influence can do as he pleases.” Lucrative profits from blockade running led … Continue reading
Posted in Civilian, Slavery
Tagged Civilian, David T. Dixon, emancipation, Rachel Brownfield, Savannah Georgia, slavery
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General Sherman’s Christmas in Savannah
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
Striking out from Savannah: Uncle Billy Moves North
At the conclusion of the “March to the Sea”, Maj. Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman’s armies spent Christmas 1864 in and around Savannah, Georgia. While his men were enjoying a hard earned rest, “Uncle Billy” was busy planning his next maneuver. Exchanging … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Campaigns, Civil War Events, Common Soldier, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Memory, Sesquicentennial, Western Theater
Tagged Army of Georgia, Army of the Tennessee, Beaufort South Carolina, Henry Slocum, Oliver Otis Howard, Petersburg, Richmond, Robert E. Lee, Savannah Georgia, Savannah River, Ulysses S. Grant, William Tecumseh Sherman
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A March Made in Georgia: Sherman’s Famous March to the Sea
Today, we are pleased to welcome guest author Derek Maxfield. One hundred-fifty years ago this fall, Union General William Tecumseh Sherman led an army of sixty-thousand men on a militarily-unorthodox campaign through the heart of Georgia. Sherman’s “March to the … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Civil War Events, Common Soldier, Emerging Civil War, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Memory, Sesquicentennial
Tagged Battle of Griswoldville, Ebeneezer Creek, Henry Slocum, Jefferson C. Davis, John Bell Hood, Joseph Johnston, Judson Kilpatrick, Leonidas Polk, March to the Sea, Meridian Campaign, Oliver Howard, Savannah Georgia, Thomas Ewing, Ulysses S. Grant, Vicksburg Campaign, William Tecumseh Sherman, XIV Corps
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