Sherman’s Headquarters in Savannah

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General William T. Sherman captured Savannah in December 1864 and presented the city along with 25,000 bales of cotton to President Abraham Lincoln as a Christmas present. Sherman set up temporary headquarters in the Green-Meldrin House.

From The Great South, by E. King

Sherman’s Headquarters in Savannah

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