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Burning of Atlanta and Sherman’s March to the Sea
On this date in 1864, the Union general William Tecumseh Sherman began his March to the Sea following the burning of Atlanta. Here are some things you may not have known about it. The previous year, under Ulysses S. Grant, the Military Division of the Mississippi routed the Confederate Army at the Battle of Chattanooga.…
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The ‘Glory’ Regiment: Leading the Way
On this date in 1863, the 54th Massachusetts Infantry was defeated in the second battle of Fort Wagner, near Charleston, South Carolina. Here’s a few things you may not have known about one of the first African-American units in the American Civil War. The governor of Massachusetts, John A. Andrew, authorized the regiment in March…