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Forces under Gen. William T. Sherman completed their March to the Sea #OTD in 1864, by arriving on the outskirts of @cityofsavannah, GA. It would take another 10 days to force Gen. William Hardee to abandon the city. #CivilWar

This policy was intentionally lenient, intended to entice the Southern states to shorten the war as well as accept Lincoln’s emancipation policy by insisting that the new state governments abolish slavery.

Herron used his artillery to great effect, disabling most of the confederate guns and using it effectively against rebel attacks. Hearing the sounds of the battle, Blunt ordered his wing to march to the sound, led by the 11th Kansas Volunteer Infantry under Colonel Thomas Ewing.

Jefferson Davis, former @USArmy colonel, Senator from Mississippi, and US Secretary of War, as well as the only president of the confederate states of America, died #OTD in 1889 in New Orleans, LA. He was 81 years old.

Both sides attacked and counter-attacked, but ultimately the larger U.S. force forced the confederates to withdraw. Kilpatrick then ordered the bridges over Brier Creek burned, helping to protect the flank of General Sherman on his March to the Sea.

Remaining mostly in the Cavalry, Merritt served on the Plains and then as Superintendent of West Point. During the Spanish-American War, he commanded the 8th Corps in the Philippines and captured Manila, after which he was named the first military governor of the Philippines.

Hood attacked anyway, and the results were predictable. His attacks were repelled, and nearly a quarter of his men became casualties, including six of his most senior commanders who were killed. Among them was Patrick Cleburne, arguably his most effective division commander.

While he was successful in pushing back Marmaduke, Blunt’s advance left his command exposed, isolated from supporting U.S. troops. This prompted further confederate attacks, leading to the much larger Battle of Prairie Grove a week later.

Though Davis was often depicted as having been wearing one of his wife’s dresses as a disguise when captured, he was actually dressed as he normally was, but his wife threw one of her shawls around his shoulders as he was being led away due to the cold early morning weather.

When the Army was surrendered to General William T. Sherman by its final commander, Joseph Johnston, on April 26, 1865, it became the last major field command of the confederate army to surrender.