AMERICAN CIVIL WAR 1861 1865
SHERMANS MARCH TO THE SEA
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the city of Atlanta
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the city of Gettysburg
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the city of Savanna
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none of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -With savage irony, Sherman invoked the spirit of Christmas as he informed his Commander-in-Chief that Savannah was taken, complete with 150 heavy guns, plenty of ammunition, and 25, 000 bales of cotton. President Lincoln was thrilled to hear this news, which he immediately publicized throughout the nation.
Detailed explanation-2: -This short telegram, from William Tecumseh Sherman to Abraham Lincoln, is dated December 22, 1864. “I beg to present you as a Christmas gift the city of Savannah with 150 heavy guns and plenty of ammunition and also about 25, 000 bales of cotton, ” Sherman wrote.
Detailed explanation-3: -His Excellency President LINCOLN: I beg to present you, as a Christmas gift, the city of Savannah, with 150 heavy guns and plenty of ammunition, and also about 25, 000 bales of cotton.
Detailed explanation-4: -Sherman wired Lincoln with the message, “I beg to present you, as a Christmas gift, the city of Savannah, with 150 heavy guns and plenty of ammunition, and also about 25, 000 bales of cotton.”
Detailed explanation-5: -The March to the Sea, the most destructive campaign against a civilian population during the Civil War (1861-65), began in Atlanta on November 15, 1864, and concluded in Savannah on December 21, 1864.