Other than the first year of the war, the South Carolina coast remained under the control of Union Armies during the great conflict, driving white citizens off the large plantations that marked that part of the state. Tens of thousands of slaves fled to their freedom behind the protection of Union lines, where Northern Christians…
Today, while his forces are fanning out north of Savannah, U.S. General William T. Sherman is at Hilton Head, South Carolina. His movements are designed to convince Confederate forces that an attack on Charleston is imminent. The ruse works, confusing the enemy. In reality, Sherman’s goal is Columbia, the state’s capital. Meanwhile, in Springfield, Illinois…
Savannah remains the focus of headlines one week after the city’s capture by Sherman as the news slowly makes its way into smaller towns and outlying areas. Raleigh, North Carolina’s Daily Progress is among today’s newspapers reporting the fall of the port city. Also today, William A. Rockwell, previously a colonel who remained in Savannah…