One day after departing from Atlanta proper on the March to the Sea, the army of U.S. General William T. Sherman destroys the railroad track to the north of Stone Mountain (the city having been effectively destroyed by the Federals in July). White citizens had fled when the Union army approached the day before. When…
For weeks Union General William T. Sherman has been preparing for this moment. Today, he marches forth from Atlanta with 60,000 troops at his command, heading eastward to the Georgia coast and the important port city of Savannah. The massive military force, spread out some fifty miles north to south, is accompanied by some 2,500…
Two days after leaving Rome, Georgia, Union General William T. Sherman arrives back in Atlanta. This time, Sherman will not stay long. With 60,000 men under his command, the general divides his forces into a left wing and a right wing. On the morrow they will leave Atlanta to march to the Georgia sea port…